AQA GCSE English Literature · 8702
Paper 2
A person or group unfairly blamed for problems so that responsibility is diverted from others.
Revise: Chapters 5 and 6Snowball becomes a scapegoat: blaming him diverts attention from the project’s failure and Napoleon’s leadership. Napoleon pronounces a death sentence, offers rewards for capture and orders rebuilding to begin immediately, with no alteration to the plans. Disaster becomes a reason for more labour and stronger loyalty rather than reconsideration.
- Revise: Chapters 7 and 8
A person or group blamed for problems so that responsibility is diverted from those actually responsible.
- Revise: Napoleon
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- Revise: Snowball
A person or group unfairly blamed for problems, allowing those responsible to avoid criticism.
- Revise: Violence and fear
A person or group blamed for problems so that attention is diverted from those actually responsible.