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Suffering of animals
Part (b) belongs to Question 3 on Animal Farm by George Orwell and asks about another moment from the studied text.
Explore another moment in Animal Farm where the suffering of animals is described.
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Marking points
- 1 Selects a relevant other moment from Animal Farm.
- 2 Explores how suffering is described and why it matters.
- 3 Analyses Orwell's language, syntax, irony, allegory or structure.
Why this answer loses marks
The hens suffer when Napoleon stops their food.
The incident is relevant, but the answer must explore the suffering and Orwell's language or structure.