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Animal Farm
Characters
Old Major
Old Major, the wise and persuasive pig in Animal Farm that was a skilled speaker who was able to inspire the other animals to share his indignation and rebel against their human oppressors.
Squealer
Squealer is another of the three most important pigs. Like Snowball he is clever and a good speaker and he is excellent at persuading the other animals. He ends up being Napoleon's spokesperson - he delivers his orders, explains his choices and tells lies to support Napoleon.
Snowball
Snowball is one of the key pigs who take the teachings of Old Major and turn them into a way of thinking called 'Animalism'. He is an intelligent and animated pig. He comes up with new ideas and cares about the working animals. His plans and ideas revolve around providing education and better conditions on the farm.
Napoleon
Napoleon is a threatening and 'fierce looking' Berkshire boar. He is one of the three pigs that take Old Major's ideas and turn them into 'Animalism' - a system of thought that encourages the animals to rebel.
Boxer
Boxer is the backbone of the farm. He is strong, hard working, and loyal. Although he's not very smart and lets the pigs do his thinking for him, he learns from them and is able to share the pigs' beliefs with the other animals.
Mr. Whymper
The human solicitor whom Napoleon hires to represent Animal Farm in human society. Mr. Whymper's entry into the Animal Farm community initiates contact between Animal Farm and human society, alarming the common animals.
Clover
Representing the female population, Clover is described as a motherly caretaker. Her first appearance in the story is in a meeting, where she nestles the ducklings. Throughout the book, she takes care of other animals and remains loyal to her partner, Boxer.
Mr. Frederick
Mr. Frederick is a neighboring farmer who operates Pinchfield Farm and who appears to be dangerous. To reduce the spread of Animalism to his own farm, Mr. Frederick spreads propaganda about the lack of morality that occurs on Animal Farm.
Mollie
Mollie is one of the horses that lives and works on the farm. She is described as a "foolish, pretty white mare." Her favorite things are sugar cubes and the ribbons that are tied into her well-kept mane. She loves attention, and she often prances around trying to show off her ribbons.
Mr. Pilkington
Mr. Pilkington is the owner of Foxwood, a farm near Animal Farm. He is introduced as “an easy-going gentleman farmer who spent most of his time in fishing or hunting according to the season” (Chapter 4). In other words, he is more interested in doing what he enjoys than in running his farm.
Benjamin
Benjamin is the bystander that realizes what the pigs on the farm are doing but doesn't want to get in the middle of it because he's cynical. He thinks that it doesn't matter who's in charge, things will always end badly.
Mr. Jones
Mr Jones is the owner of Manor Farm. He neglects the animals, spends most of his time drinking and reading the newspaper and not feeding them. He is taken by surprise by the animals when they fight back against him and his men, so much so that he is thrown off the farm.
Jessie
Jessie is the farm's sheepdog in Animal Farm. She serves as narrator of the film, recounting the animal revolution and its subsequent failure.
Themes
Exploitation
In this book the pigs use their intelligence and ability to read and write to their advantage, allowing them to take on all the important jobs and decisions for the farm.
Power Hungry
In this book we see them organize an attack to take over the farm because the pigs had the idea of running everything and being in full control.
Working Class
In this book we can see the pigs take advantage of certain animals, especially boxer the horse to do the dirty work for them while only they benefit
Symbolism
The pigs represent the corrupt and power-hungry leaders who exploit the ideals of the revolution for their own gain. The character Napoleon, a pig, symbolizes Joseph Stalin and the rise of totalitarianism in the Soviet Union.
Mr. Jones symbolizes Tsar Nicholas II, who was thrown out by the Russian Revolution. The windmill symbolizes the manipulation of the public and its exploitation by the government.
Old Major represents Karl Marx, Snowball represents Leon Trotsky, Squealer represents propaganda, and Boxer is a representation for all the Russian laborers and workers.
Settings
A farm in England, previously called Manor Farm that the animals renamed to Animal Farm.
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Authors Purpose
he wanted to tell the true story of the Russian Revolution in a way anyone could understand, even if they didn't know all the historical details.
Genre
Novella
A prose fiction with a word count of 17,500 words to 40,000 words. A novella, a middle ground between a novel and a short story, is a shortened version of a story told based on true facts.
Historical Context
Russian political power who was represented by pigs in this book took over and controlled the Russian laborers and workers while manipulating them into thinking what they were doing was for good.