Sample question - CCEAEvidence that the pigs do not abuse their power

If you have worked through the study guides in this section, you will have an understanding of the context, plot, themes and characters in Animal Farm.

Part ofEnglish LiteratureAnimal Farm

Evidence that the pigs do not abuse their power

You could include some of the following points in your essay:

  • Old Major uses his power to the animals to be involved in the revolution
  • the animals use their power to work together to bring in the harvest quicker than in Jones’s day
  • Snowball tries to organise the animals into various committees
  • Snowball tries to promote literacy and a communal spirit
  • the animals’ power is effective during the Battle of the Cowshed and the Battle of the Windmill