| Term | Definition |
|---|
| fable | a short story made up to teach a useful lesson, especially one in which animals or things are the speakers or actors. |
| satire | use of sarcasm, irony or wit to attack or ridicule a habit, idea, custom, etc. |
| irony | method of expression in which the ordinary meaning of the words is the opposite of the thought in the speaker's mind. |
| totalitarianism | system, principles, or methods of a totalitarian; government. Suppresses all opposition, often with force, and which controls citizens' lives |
| capitalism | an economic system based on the ownership of land, factoris, and other means of production by private individuals or groups of individuals who compete with one another to produce goods and services that are offered on a free market. |
| proletariat | the lowestclass in economic and social status, including all unskilled laborers. |
| bourgeoisie | the middle class; property owners and businessman. |
| idealist | person who has high ideals and acts according to them. |
| scapegoat | person or thing made to bear the blame for the mistakes or sins of others. |
| broker | a person who buys and sells stocks, bonds, grain, cotton, etc., for other people. |
| Old Major | fatherly; persuasive; looks smart and kind |
| Boxer | trusting; simple; good worker |
| Mollie | selfish; vain; beautiful; not very smart |
| Benjamin | smart; makes cynical remarks; loyal |
| Snowball | vivacious; quick-thinking; sly; deceitful |
| Napoleon | quiet; stubborn; fierce; sort of demanding |
| the pigs | Who formulated the Seven Commandments? |
| Old Major | Marxism (Lenin) |
| Jones | Czar Nicholas II |
| Moses | Organized Religion (Russian Orthodox Church) |
| Animal Rebellion | Russian Revolution of 1917 |
| Napoleon | Stalin |
| Snowball | Trotsky |
| Squealer | Pravda |
| Napoleon's Dogs | Secret Police |
| Foxwood Farm (Pilkington) | England (Churchill) |
| Pinchfeild Farm (Frederick) | Germany (Hitler) |
| Battle of the Cowshed | Anti-Revolutionary Invasion of Russia |
| Battle of the Windmill | Battle of Stalingrad (German Invasion of Russia during World War II) |
| diction | word choice |
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