Question

sample response: george orwell wrote an allegory of the russian revolution, and used the character of old major to explore the philosophy of karl marx. old major states many of marx’s ideas, such as a belief in equality and in the elimination of class divisions. both old major and marx also advocate for rebellion to end the oppression of workers. marx says that the means of production should be held in common. similarly, old major believes that the animals could run the farm together. the main difference between them is that marx writes about people, while major speaks about animals. both call for a more just society. which ideas related to old major and karl marx did you include in your response? check all that apply. ☐ equality ☐ rebellion ☐ working class ☐ class divisions

Explanation:

From the sample response, Old Major and Karl Marx's ideas include equality (belief in eliminating class divisions for equality), rebellion (advocate rebellion against worker oppression), working class (oppression of workers/animals as working class), and class divisions (aim to eliminate class divisions). So all these options relate.

Answer:

• equality (checked)
• rebellion (checked)
• working class (checked)
• class divisions (checked)