Animal's Farm; George Orwell

ANIMAL FARM
NOVEL SUMMARY
The book starts in the barnyard of Mr. Jones' "Manor Farm". The animals meet at a meeting led by the white
boar, Major. Major shows them that no animal in England is free. He also explains that the stuff that they
produce is taken by man and the animals do not benefit. The only thing that man gives is food to survive but
they think that more money can be made by the animals.
Majors lets them know that man is the source of all problems and should be eliminated. He proposes that all
of the animals should avoid man's habits. Above all Major says to the animals that they cannot kill one
another, that they are all equal.
A few days later Major dies, but his message remains in the hearts and minds of the animals. Under the
leadership of the pigs, who are clearly the more intelligent of the animals, they begin a strike against the
human.
After the rebellion, under the direction of Napoleon and Snowball, the animals continue to work on the farm
with success.
The animals now come up with a set of rules to run their society. They are labeled "the Seven Commandments
of Animalism" and are posted on the barn wall.
These commandments are:
• Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy
• Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings is a friend
• No animal shall wear clothes
• No animal shall sleep in a bed
• No animal shall drink alcohol
• No animal shall kill any other animal
• All animals are equal
The animals succeed at running the farm for a little while. They finish all of their work with efficiency and
every week hold ceremonies to celebrate the rebellion and to plan work. Meanwhile, the pigs as leaders are
taking bigger food rations for themselves justifying their behavior as something necessary for the "brains" of
their animal society. They explain that it is necessary or else the farmers might come back and take the farm
another time.
The farmers try to reclaim their his power on the farm but the animals fight against them in a battle which
they call "The Battle of the Cowshed". The conflict between Napoleon and Snowball is increasing day after
day. At every meeting they can never agree about which decissions are the best. Napoleon and Snowball fight
about to build or not to build a windmill . Snowball has proposed this idea and Napoleon is, of course, against
it. After the battle, Napoleon drives Snowball off the farm telling everyone that Snowball was on Mr. Jones'
side. Napoleon is seen as a great leader by the animals because he has remove the traitor. Slowly, Napoleon
gets a stronger and stronger hold over the other animals, dominating their every action.
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The situation at "Animal Farm", the new name for "Manor Farm", really starts to change now. Napoleon
moves into Mr. Jones' house, sleeps in his bed, and even wears his clothes. These things were, of course,
against the seven commandments but Napoleon found a way to interpret them as legal.
Napoleon meets Mr. Pilkington, the human owner of a nearly farm. Napoleon maintained the control over all
animals.
In fact, almost every commandment is violated and then changed. After winning a battle against Mr. Frederick
and his men, the pigs have a drinking party and change the commandment to " shall not drink to excess." The
pigs are using all of the resources and giving none to the other animals. The other animals are working very
hard to build the schoolhouse and the windmill while the pigs wear clothes, eat and drink in excess.
While working hardly, Boxer (the horse) falls sick and Napoleon announces that he will be taken to the
hospital. But when the truck arrives the animals realize that he is going to a horse slaughter house. But it's too
late.
A few years pass and the difference between men and pigs is not clear to the other animals.
The book ends with the pigs walking around on to legs with clothes and talking with men. The only thing that
still remains of the Seven Commandments is " All animals are equal. But some are more equal than others"
CHARACTER DESCRIPTION
NAPOLEON
Napoleon is Orwell's chief villain in Animal Farm.
Napoleon, the pig, is really the central character on the farm and he is an aggressive pig who, along with
Snowball, becomes the early leader of Animal Farm. After he successfully eliminates Snowball. He gradually
increases his personal power and privileges, and takes the control over the other animals.
Firstable he has genuine purposes, but in the end nothing has been changed because the new leader (
Napoleon) imitates Mr Jones, or maybe it´s worse than him.
Comrade Napoleon represents the human frailties of any revolution, although Napoleon seems at first to be a
good leader, he soon becomes power−hungry.
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