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Character Brief Description in your own Quote from the text that
words illustrates character. Include page
number
Mr. and Mrs. Jones Own The Manor Farm; Mr. Jones Mr. Jones spent his time "sitting in
is selfish in that he does not the taproom of the Red Lion in
always take good care of his Willingdon complaining… of the
animals. monstrous injustice he had
suffered in being turned out of his
property by a pack of good-for-
nothing animals."(33)
Old Major Prize-winning boar; old; "Remember... in fighting against
respected by the other animals. Man, we must not come to
resemble him."
Bluebell, Jessie, and Farm dogs; Pincher is male. The
Pincher puppies of Bluebell and Jessie
will become Napoleon's personal
guard and hit-squad.
Boxer Work horse who can do the work "I will work harder;Napoleon is
of three horses; not intelligent, always right; I have no wish to
but faithful to principles of take life, not even human life."
Animalism and does what he is
told. Has amazing self-discipline
and loyalty.
Clover Motherly mare; has given birth "Clover's eyes filled with tears…
to four foals but they were sold. these scenes of terror and
Faithful follower of Animalism. slaughter were not what they had
Can read only a few letters. looked forward to on that night
when old Major first stirred them
to rebelion." (77)
"…it appears to me that that wall
looks different. Are the Seven
Commandments the same as they
used to be?"
Muriel White goat; she can read better
than the horses can, so she
reads the Commandments for
Clover.
Benjamin Cynical donkey; oldest animal on "God had given him a tail to keep
the farm; refuses to get involved the flies off… he would sooner
in either side of debates; loyal have had no tail and no flies" (3)
friend to Boxer.
"Fools!...They are taking Boxer to
the knacker's!"
Mollie Vain and silly mare who pulls the "Will there be sugar after the
Jones's carriage whenever they rebellion?"
ride into town. She enjoys a life
of luxery; leaves Animal Farm to
escape the work (traitor).
Moses Mr. Jones's pet raven; a spy and "…on the other side of that dark
tattle-tale. Animals hated him cloud…lies Sugarcandy Mountain"
because he tells silly stories and
does no work
The Cat Is interested only in what is best Joined the Re-education
for herself; not trustworthy; Committee; was seen talking to
totally selfish. some sparrows, telling them that
all sparrows were comrades and
any sparrow who chose could
come and perch on her paw (27)
Snowball Lively boar being raised by Jones "A bird's wing is an organ of
for sale. Ardent believer in propulsion…therefore it should be
Animalism, organizes regarded as a leg."
committees to accomplish goals;
"Ribbons should be considered as
reads Mr. Jones's books and
clothes. All animals should go
comes up with idea for the
naked."(17)
windmill. Leads animals in The
Battle of the Cowshed and is
wounded.
Napoleon Large, fierce-looking boar being "Gentlemen, here is my toast: To
raised for sale. He doesn't talk the prosperity of The Manor
much but works behind the Farm!" (123)
scenes to get his way. (He's a
sneaky plotter.)
Squealer Most persuasive speaker; can "We pigs are brain workers…It is
tell animals that black is white for your sake that we drink that
and they believe him. Hops from milk and eat those apples." (31)
side to side and whisks his tail
"Bravery is not enough. Loyalty
when he talks. Serves as
and obedience are more
mouthpiece for Napoleon.
important." (50)
The sheep Act as a group and have no "four legs good; two legs bad"
individual character. They are
"four legs good; two legs better!"
totally controlled by Napoleon,
who uses them to harass anyone
who would argue against him.
Mr. Pilkington Owns Foxwood farm. Lives a life "If you have your lower animals to
of leisure, hunting and fishing, contend with, we have our lower
and is careless about his farm. classes!" (121)
Mr. Frederick Owns Pinchfield farm.Tough "The animals distrusted
shrewd man constantly involved Pilkington, but greatly preferred
in lawsuits; manages his farm him to Frederick, whom they both
very efficiently. feared and hated." (84)
Cheats Animal Farm; blows up
their windmill.
Mr. Whymper A solicitor (lawyer)Liaison "a sly-looking little man with side
between Napoleon and the whiskers…sharp enough to to
neighboring farms. have realized earlier than anyone
else that Animal Farm would need
a broker…" (59)
Chapters 1-3
1. For what purpose did Major call the meeting of the animals?
He wanted to tell them about his vision of a happier time for animals, a time when the
animals would live together as equals without being controlled or abused by mankind.
2. After they vote and decide rats are "comrades", Major summarizes his points for the animals to
remember. These are the principles of Animalism:
*whatever goes on two legs is an enemy; whatever goes on four legs or has wings
is a friend;
*animals must not come to resemble man;
*do not adopt man’s vices—no sleeping in beds, smoking, drinking alcohol,
engaging in trade or using money
*no animal must tyrannize over another animal
*no animal must ever kill another animal
*all animals are equal, no matter whether weak or strong, clever or simple
4. Why did the pigs get the job of teaching and organizing?
The other animals recognize that the pigs are more clever than the others, so they
are trusted to take on the responsibilities of organizing and teaching the others.
9. What happened to the milk and apples? How did Squealer explain the use?
The pigs were eating the milk and the apples. Squealer explained that all the thinking
and planning they were doing required this extra nutrition.
Chapters 4 – 6
13. What topic divided the animals? Which pig was for and which was against?
Snowball introduced the idea of building a windmill that would produce electricity and
make the animals' work easier. He was very ambitious and drew up plans for the
windmill. Napoleon looked at the plans, then urinated on them, not saying a word.
14. How did Napoleon get rid of Snowball and gain full control of the animals?
Napoleon offered to teach the nine puppies born to Jessie and Bluebell. He secretly
trained them to be his personal guard, and then had them chase Snowball off the farm.
17. Why did Napoleon in fact change his mind and decide to have the animals build the windmill?
Inference: He wanted to unite the animals—he won over the followers of Snowball.
Also
If the animals were busy working on a common goal, they would not have time or energy
to stop him from making more changes—they would not notice how they were losing
their freedom.
19. Why did the pigs say they had to move into the house?
They needed a quiet place to work because they had to do so much thinking.
20. Who did Napoleon blame for the windmill disaster? Why?
Snowball was made out to be a spy and sore loser who wanted to destroy the farm since
he could not run things his way.
Chapters 7-8
22. How has Snowball's role been changed by the end of Chapter 6?
Napoleon with the help of Squealer have convinced the animals that they don't
remember things correctly, and that Snowball had fooled them all because he was really
working for the humans from the start to destroy the farm.
24. Whom did Boxer blame for the executions? What was his solution?
Boxer still trusts Napoleon, so although his mind is troubled, he believes the fault must
lie in the animals themselves.
25. Why did the animals sing the "Beasts of England" song slowly and mournfully as they
were gathered on the knoll?
Even though man had been run off the farm, their dream of a happy future was not
coming true.
27. In what ways has Napoleon set himself apart from the other animals?
*He does not mingle with them—no meetings.
*has a private room in the house
*has special titles (Father of all Animals, Comrade Napoleon)
*has a guard to protect him
*poem written in his honor
*a food-taster to prevent poisoning
*holidays established in his honor
29. What moved the animals to attack Frederick and his men at the Battle of the Windmill?
They used dynamite to blow up the second windmill.
Chapters 9-10
33. The animals on the farm worked hard. What was their comfort in retirement?
They were not working for man; they were working for themselves and were free.
36. What did the other animals see when they looked in to the farmhouse?
They saw the pigs playing cards with the men. Then a fight broke out over a card game,
and the animals could not tell the pigs from the humans.