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Research Paper Graphic Org - Animal Farm
Research Paper Graphic Org - Animal Farm
You cant begin a quality essay without establishing a guiding statement from which all ideas extend.
Within the statement name the character, his beginning personality and/or behaviors, changes and ending traits in broad terms. Those
three things will be the foundation of your body paragraphs.
You MUST use phrases and key words from the prompt or assignment.
Thesis
Claim
Statement /
Orwell shows the strategic way Napoleon secured power and became infatuated with gaining more.
Your response in each row should contain ONE SENTENCE. You will combine the sentences later to create a
cohesive analytical paragraph.
Introduction
1. Make a general
comment about the
subject matter of your
thesis stmt / claim
4. Explain why it is
essential that this
character be analyzed
along with this theme.
Psychological, emotional,
physical results, etc. Be
broad but specific to your
chosen character
Everyone strives for power, but the real leaders take it and build an empire for themselves.
George Orwell, the British novelist and critic, expresses the Russian Revolutions power in
Animal Farm through the character Napoleon and Snowball.
During the rebellion against the humans, Napoleons determination to obtain leadership
over the animals grew more every day.
The corrupted boar must go through challenges such as Snowball, another boar trying to
take command of the animals, in order to fully obtain the power and control Napoleon
wants.
However Napoleon must show the animals whos in control, before they can complete the
plan of self- efficacy from the humans.
Orwell shows the strategic way Napoleon secured power and became infatuated with
gaining more.
6. Thesis Statement / Claim
Topic Sentence
Make a statement
about what this
paragraph will
contain.
2.
When trying to gain power people must remember those who pose a threat must be eliminated.
Snowball an eager boar wanting to follow Old Majors words of wisdom, tried to guide the animals through the rebellion.
Include a primary
source quote to
support your analysis
4.
Napoleon provides himself with a secret police force by separating a litter of newborn
puppies from their mothers and rearing them himself, and these puppies, when grown up,
drive out the rival brother, Snowball, and inaugurate Napoleon's reign of terror.
6. Why is this
statement important
to include in your
analysis? What
further insight does it
provide? How does it
relate to your topic?
7. Describe /
summarize the
characters
personality,
behaviors, etc. as
you have analyzed it
from the first several
chapters of the
novel.
Topic Sentence
Make a statement
about what this
paragraph will
contain.
9.
14. Describe /
summarize the
characters
personality,
behaviors, etc. as
you have analyzed it
from the first several
chapters of the
novel.
Conclusion
1.
2.
Include a secondary
source quote to
support your overall
ideas of character
development and
change within the
novel.
3.
4. Describe /
summarize the
characters
personality,
behaviors, etc. as
you have analyzed it
in this essay.
Describe what the
result is from the
characters transition
or changes. What
happens to him in
the end?
Ideas to Consider
www.globalpost.com How to Write a College Character Analysis Essay
Finding Motivation
Everyone wants something, especially a character in a literary work. Whether a hero desperate to complete a quest, a villain
determined to stop him or a minor character along for the ride, each character in a story will have identifiable wants and needs.
Quite often, though, what a character wants is in direct opposition to what he really needs. For example, a man longing for the
attention of a woman out of his league might need to realize that hell only find true love when he sees his female sidekick in a
romantic light. At the college level, character analysis essays should go beyond simply identifying the wants and needs
motivating the characters; they should also address how the characters affect one another.
Describe the physical appearance of the character and explain what the appearance reveals about the person.
Discuss the language that the character uses throughout the work. Does the character use the same language throughout or
does his or her choice of language change from the introduction to the conclusion?
If provided, include details about the background of the character (some of these details may have to be inferred).
Where/when was the character born and raised? What kind of education does the character have? How does the character's
past experience influence what he or she does or says?
Write about the personality of the character. Does the character act on emotions or reason? What values does the character
exhibit through words or actions? Does the character have goals or ambitions?
Describe and analyze the relationships that the character has with others in the story. Does the character lead or follow
others in the story? Does the character have close friends and family?
Explain the struggle or conflict that the character faces beyond the obvious what are the internal struggles as well as the
external conflicts.
Describe the important actions of the character. What do these actions tell the reader about the character and how the
character faces the conflict?