Exploring Character Dynamics in Animal Farm

Old Major - Prize-winning boar and respected by the other animals.
Boxer - unintelligent work horse
Clover - mother who has given birth to four foals and is a follower of Animalism
Benjamin - a donkey who is friends with Boxer
Mollie - Vain and silly mare who pulls the Jones's carriage whenever they ride into town

-He told of a time when animals lived equal.

-whatever goes on two legs is an enemy; whatever goes on four legs or has wings is a friend
-animals must not resemble man
-no sleeping in beds, smoking, drinking alcohol, engaging in trade or using money
-no animal must tyrannize over another animal
-no animals kill eachother
-all animals are equal

It is their fight song.

The pigs are thought of as the smartest animals by the rest of the animals.

Snowball - a boar that

organized committees to accomplish goals.
Napoleon - a large boar that is sneaky and always plots to get his way
Squealer - a pig that can be persuasive and give false information and be believed by the rest of the animals
Moses - a raven that spies and spreads gossip

Farmer Jones got drunk instead of feeding the animals after being away all day on business. The animals were hunger so they broke into the food stores and when Jones and his farm hands tried to chase the animals away from the food, the animals fought and ran the men off the farm.

1. Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy.
2. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend.
3. No animal shall wear clothes.
4. No animal shall sleep in a bed.
5. No animal shall drink alcohol.
6. No animal shall kill any other animal.
7. All animals are equal.

The pigs gained leadership of the animals because they were the cleverest and were the most convincing of all the other animals.

The animal's flag was green to represent the fields, and had a white hoof and a horn on it.

The pigs ate all of the milk and apples, so Squealer rationalized that they needed the nutritious for all of the thinking they were doing.

Jones attempted to take back his farm, but the animals fought them off.

Snowball was the leader in the battle and planned the animal's strategies and fought with them.

They disagree on everything.

Snowball thought of the idea of building a windmill that would make the animals' work easier, but Napoleon was against it.

Napoleon taught Jessie’s and Bluebell’s nine puppies to fight and got them to chase Snowball off the farm.

Napoleon banned debates and meetings on Sunday and gave the pigs full control over decisions.

He convinced the animals that Napoleon had their best interests at heart and that he would be like a father and make all the best decisions

"Napoleon is always right" and "I will work harder"

Napoleon never thought that the idea was bad, it was just that Snowball had thought of it. He wanted it for the same reasons Snowball did.

Napoleon began trading because the farm was low in supplies and for things they could not produce

themselves.

They needed a quiet place to work because they had to do so much thinking.

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.

Napoleon needed more money, so he told the hens that they would not be feed until they allowed him to take their eggs.

Napoleon convinced the animals that they remember things incorrectly, and that Snowball had fooled them because he was really working for the humans to destroy the farm.

He wanted to make the animals aware that anyone who opposed him might be executed, so they would be too afraid to question his decisions or argue.

Boxer believes the fault must lie in the animals themselves, so he worked them harder.

Even though the farmers had been run off the farm, their dream of a happy future wasn't coming true.

Napoleon wants them to forget the original principles of Animalism.

He eats in a different room and get special treatment from the other animals.

He bought wood from the farm, but paid with fake bills.

The animals Windmill got blown up with dynamite.

Napoleon had gotten drunk and was hung-over.

Their food rations are not reduced during the hard winter. The other animals must stand aside and give them right-of-way when they are out walking. All the piglets were fathered by Napoleon because he is the only boar and his children get to wear green ribbons on their tails. They also are to have a special school built for them to attend.

Boxer was sold to the butcher by Napoleon and made into glue and dog food, after his lung gave out after working too hard.

They worked for themselves and were free.

The pigs had learned to walk on their hind legs.

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.

They saw the pigs playing cards with the men and could not tell the pigs from the humans.