George Orwell's 'Animal Farm': Chapter Analysis

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1.The story’s setting takes place in 1931 British ruled Burma. The story takes place in a prison courtyard where execution by hanging is performed.

2.Orwell describes the prisoners suffering inhumane conditions with extremely small cells and the guards mishandling the prisoners. Orwell is trying to portray the guards as monsters who are about to take a life.

3.The prisoner seems accepting towards his fate as the man shouts “ ‘Ram! Ram! Ram! Ram! Ram!’ ” The man suggests that he has accepted death and just wants the superintendent to give the order to take his life.

4.When the superintendent sounds as if he is rushing Francis, I felt distasteful with the superintendent as if the superintendent was responsible for the conditions the prisoners go through.Then the superintendent …show more content…
There are cases where I feel distasteful due to what someone says for example this line spoken by Francis, “I have known cases where the doctor wass obliged to go beneath the gallows and pull the prisoner's legs to ensure decease.” I felt distasteful because this line makes the guards seem accustomed to the killings and feel no remorse.

6.The procession to the gallows is interrupted by a dog who proceeds to wreck havoc and later attempts to lick the prisoner. The dog continues to wreak havoc for a few minutes but was later caught.

7.The guards were shocked to see a dog which is supposed to be well trained to act extremely out of place. The dog is ironic when compared to the execution and the taking of a life. Murder is a law against nature and a trained prison dog acting like that is out of it’s nature. Both acts are against nature and the dog is making an ironic statement about the execution.

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9.The narrator notices that the prisoner walks wobbly and then comes to the conclusion that the man sits with his legs crossed often. The prisoner being a Hindu is most likely religious and probably opposed British rule in Burma and executed for his involvement against the
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