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Theme Quote Quest!

In this activity, you will be identifying and defending themes in George Orwell’s

Animal Farm as well as in the excerpt from his best-known work, 1984.

1. Identify one theme in Animal Farm and 1984.

2. Choose a quote from the text that shows your identified theme.

3. Explain in your own words, how the quote you chose supports your theme.

4. CHALLENGE: See if you can find a theme that applies to BOTH works.

Find a quote from each to support your identified theme.

Remember, the theme is NOT a word, it is a sentence. Themes must be

UNIVERSAL. You do not have to AGREE with the theme to identify. It is

what the work teaches the reader. And remember, themes are SUBJECTIVE.

Just because YOU identify a theme, does not mean that others will identify

the same one. If you have a theme that’s different than someone else, that’s

okay!
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THEME QUOTE (with citation) EXPLANATION

EXAMPLE: This quote is from Old Major’s

Animal Farm: People will
unite if given a common
enemy.
“There, comrades, is there
answer to all our problems. It is
summed up in a single word -
man. Man is the only real enemy
we have” (Orwell 7)
speech at the beginning of the
novel. Before this speech, the
animals had never considered
rebelling because they didn’t
realize a better life was
possible for themselves. Being
provided with an enemy, man,
gave them the motivation to
better their lives through
Rebellion.

Animal Farm:
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