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Class Activity- Directions: In order to fully understand the power of the narrator, read the passage from Chapter Three below, then answer the questions that follow. Sometimes the work was hard; the implements had been designed for human beings and not for animals, and it was a great drawback that no animal was able to use any tool that involved standing on his hind legs. But the pigs were so clever that they could think of a way round every difficulty. As for the horses, they knew every inch of the field, and in fact understood the business of mowing and raking far better than Jones and his men had ever done. The pigs did not actually work but directed and supervised the others. With their superior knowledge it was natural that they should assume the leadership. Boxer and Clover would harness themselves to the cutter or the horse-rake (no bits or reins were needed in these days, of course) and tramp steadily round and round the field with a pig walking behind and calling out "Gee up, comrade!" or "Whoa back, comrade!" as the case might be. And every animal down to the humblest worked at turning the hay and gathering it. Even the ducks and hens toiled to and fro all day in the sun, carrying tiny wisps of hay in their beaks. In the end they finished the harvest in two days' less time than it had usually taken Jones and his men. Moreover, it was the biggest harvest that the farm had ever seen. There was no wastage whatever; the hens and ducks with their sharp eyes had gathered up the very last stalk. And not an animal on the farm had stolen so much as a mouthful.
1. Underline/highlight the words, phrases, and/or sentences that are particularly expressive of the narrator’s tone. What is the tone of the passage?
2. What is the effect of such a tone? How does it add to our experience of reading the story?
3. Why do you think the author has chosen to tell the story from this particular point of view?
4. How does the narrator feel about the amount of work the pigs are doing on the farm?

Answer 1

1a. The words, phrases, and/or sentences that are particularly expressive of the narrator’s tone are:

• Sometimes the work was hard.

• Great drawback.

• The pigs did not actually work.

• Even the ducks and hens toiled to and fro all day in the sun.

• It was the biggest harvest that the farm had ever seen.
• There was no wastage whatever.

1b. The tone of the passage is objective.

2. The objective tone had a neutral effect. Thus, the reader could tell exactly how things happened on the farm.

3. The author chose to use the objective point of view to help the reader know what he saw and heard on the farm but not what the characters thought or felt.

4. The narrator feels that the pigs were doing a huge amount of work in their supervisory position.

The narrator in this passage used an objective tone to talk about the events that transpired on the farm without bias. This added neutrality to the passage as we are able to see what actually happened.

He also believed that even though the pigs were not doing hard physical labor, their supervisory work was equally important.

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