Animal Farm
On the Book
Plot
 The animals on a farm are treated very poorly by
the farmer. The pigs decide to lead a revolution and
kick the farmer off the farm. The pigs lay out a
series of rules for the other animals under the guise
of making life easier and equal for all. As the story
progresses, the pigs stop following all the rules.
Life on the farm slowly returns to a select few on
top and all the others living in misery.
Characters
Old Major - Pig
 a very old pig who is respected
 has a dream that the animals could live ‘free’ of
‘man’ (man=root of all evil)
Napoleon - Pig
 Large Berkshire Boar; very smart
 Very determined and smart; good at manipulating
people (not with words but with action)
 Makes others fall in line
 Pig of action; not of thought
 Power hungry
 Kills rivals
Snowball - Pig
 Cute, little pig; very charismatic
 Great orator; good at convincing people to do stuff
through the power of his words
 Good at marketing (slogans)
 Comes to odds with Napoleon
Squealer - Pig
 Also very good at
speaking – could convince
anyone of anything
 Great at marketing and
political savvy –
Propaganda
 Napoleon’s right hand pig
 Very happy to ‘live it up’
with the in-crowd
Characters: The Horses
 Boxer: extremely strong; idealistic/hopeful; wants
revolution to succeed; believes in leaders; naïve?
 Mollie: frivolous; vain; not political; selfish
 Clover: mother figure; hard worker; starts to suspect but
doesn’t know what/how to act
 Benjamin: oldest animal on farm; ornery; knows more than
he’s saying/sees reality; doesn’t really take action to
prevent problems
Characters: The Dogs
 Bluebell, Jessie, and Pincher: part of the revolution;
have the puppies
 The puppies: raised/brainwashed by Napoleon to
serve his needs
Characters: others
 Moses: a raven; favored pet to the Jones family;
believes in a place called “Sugarcandy Mountain”;
leaves the farm to go after the Jones; comes back
with tales of “Sugarcandy Mountain”
 The Sheep: easily brainwashed/controlled; good at
chanting; mob mentality
Characters: The Humans
 Mr. and Mrs. Jones: a drunk farmer and his wife
 Mr. Pilkington: owns a nearby farm; dislikes Mr.
Frederick; mostly gets along with the pigs until the
end
 Mr. Frederick: owns a nearby farm; worried
revolution is ‘catching’
 Mr. Whymper: liaison between farm and others;
motivated by greed; sees/believes what he wants