Question

animal farm is filled with symbolism! names can be highly symbolic in literature, as a form of indirect characterization. see if you can explain why orwell might have chosen the following names for certain characters. how might they tell us a little bit about the characters’ personalities?
napoleon *hint: can you think of a famous napoleon in history?
boxer *hint: characteristics of a boxer?
snowball *hint: what color is snow?
mr jones *hint: jones is a common surname.
mr whyper *hint: say the name aloud a few times.
squealer *hint: what is his role on the farm?
mollie *hint: is this a strong name?
moses *hint: what does he symbolize? what does he tell the animals?
the sheep *hint: they are not named - why?

Explanation:

The problem involves analyzing symbolic character names in "Animal Farm", which falls under Literature (a subfield of Arts). It requires interpreting how names reflect personalities/roles, using literary analysis of symbolism and indirect characterization.

Answer:

Literature (from the Arts discipline)