Comparing 'Siddhartha And Animal Farm'

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Christian Ruiz
Honors English 10
Mrs. Robichaux
17 October 2016
Study Guide for Siddhartha and Animal Farm
The Brahmin's Son
Siddhartha is unhappy because he does not have peace in his heart and he does not have the knowledge he wishes and he is restless.
His spirit is like a waiting vessel because his spirit is partly full of information from his teachers but he is still not satisfied.
Because Govinda loves Siddhartha as a friend and admires his thirst for knowledge.
The Samanas are described as non-self conscious people who have an icy stare and are very skinny.
On page 6 it says, ¨Around them hovered an atmosphere of still passion, of devastating service, of unpitying self denial.¨ The author portrays the Samanas as extraordinary people
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His teachings are persuasive and many people are following him.
The author thinks that the Buddha is bringing new life to a ravaged country and spreading rumors.
Sidd hypnotizes the eldest Samana and conquers his will, forcing the old Samana to obey Sidd.
The feat shows that Siddhartha has surpassed the Samana and is better than him. It also shows he no longer needs to study with the Samanas.
Thought Question: We can tell that Sidd is still learning because he can't walk on water yet and he continually returns to himself after meditating many times.
Structure Questions:The author uses imagery and diction to explain how Siddhartha becomes that animal and how he feels when he takes that animal into his soul.
The author shows Sidd is powerful because he explains Sidd’s stronger will and his ability to hypnotize even the wisest Samana. Gotama
Gotama is different than the Samanas in the way that he has reached Nirvana and he has been enlightened. He gratefully accepts food from people and he has this glowing spirit around
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Snowball and Napoleon still argue over everything but snowball gets interrupted a lot by the sheep.
Snowball thinks that although the windmill will take a lot of time and effort, in the end it will save a lot of work.
Napoleon argues that the main problem on the farm is the lack of food production. He says the whole windmill idea is nonsense and urinates on the plan.
There is no more sunday meetings and all the decisions concerning the farm will be made by a committee of pigs. The animals will meet on sundays to sing “Beasts of England” and receive their orders for the week.
None of the other animals are smart enough to come up with any arguments and the dogs growl anytime someone protests. The animals are intimidated by Napoleon and are scared of his bodyguards; the dogs.
The animals now have to pass by the flag and the skull reverently. Napoleon, Squealer, and Minimus sit in front on a raised platform with the dogs around them, while the rest of the animals face them on the other side. They are no longer one body but rather two.
Napoleon is ensuring that no one protests against his orders. While Squealer is already good at convincing, he has three dogs to back him

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