Chapter 4 Questions

Think about the events that have happened in chapter 4, and answer the following questions.  You may discuss the questions with your classmates.


1. At the end of Chapter IV, the animals decide to fire Mr. Jones’ gun twice a year to celebrate the anniversaries of the Battle of the Cowshed and the Rebellion. In your culture, are there any celebrations that are similar to these anniversaries? How are they important to your culture?

2. Who would you say is/are the hero/heroes of the battle? Why?


3. Read the following quotations from after the Battle of the Cowshed and compare Snowball’s and Boxer’s reactions. What does this say about their characters?

“’I have no wish to take life, not even human life,’ repeated Boxer, and his eyes were full of tears.”

“‘No sentimentality, comrade!’ cried Snowball, from whose wounds the blood was still dripping. ‘War is war. The only good human being is a dead one.’”