PlotOverview

Briefly,butusingtheentirespace,discusstheplot,
conflict,andrisingactiontosummarizetheplot.
Useyourownwords.

Thestorybeginsinabarnwithtalkinganimals
discussingthetyrannyofthefarmer.Thewiseold
pig,OldMajor,gathersallofthefarmanimalsand
depictshisdreamofbeingfreeoftheabuseand
neglectofthefarmer,Mr.Jones.OldMajors
speechaboutthefarmersparkstheideaof
rebelliontoallofthefarmanimals.OldMajor
passesawaysoonafterthemeeting,buttwopigs
namedNapoleonandSnowballcarrieshiswishes
ofrebellion.Thetwopigscreateanideacalled
AnimalismfromOldMajorsspeechwhichstates
thatallofthefarmanimalsareequal.From
AnimalismcametheSevenCommandmentsstating
rulesthattheanimalsshouldfollowlikeanything
walkingontwolegsareenemyandnoanimal
shouldkilleachother.Oneday,Mr.Jonesforgets
tofeedtheanimalswhichcausesarevoltfromthe
animalsforcingMr.Jonesoutofthefarm.Manor
FarmisnowcalledAnimalFarm.Aftertakingover
thefarm,theSevenCommandmentsarepainted
onawallforallanimalstosee.Thingswerelooking
goodfortheanimalssuchascompletingtheir
harvest,lookinghealthier,andformingagroup
wheretheydiscussthefarmrulessortoflikea
government.Duetotheirsuccessandintelligence,
NapoleonandSnowballaremadeasthefarms
supervisors.However,thepigsbecomepower
hungryespeciallyNapoleonandSquealerwho
stealfarmgoodsandhordethemforthemselves.
Theotheranimalswhoarenotassmartasthepigs
believewhateverliestheyarebeingtold.Laterthat
year,Mr.Jonescomesbacktothefarmtoretakeit.
Duetothecunningnessandintelligenceofthepigs,
theyforcedMr.Jonesandhismentoretreat.This
battlewouldbeeventuallycalledTheBattleofthe
Cowshed.Afterthegreatbattle,thingsseemedto

AbouttheAuthor

NovelNotes

AnimalFarm

GeorgeOrwell

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maywanttoincludewhatinspiredthem,other
workstheyhavewritten,significantlifeevents,what
timeperiodheorshewrotein,andhowthetime
periodinfluencedthewriting.

BorninBengal,Indiain1903,GeorgeOrwells
givennameisEricArthurBlair.Orwellwasasonof
aBritishcivilsergeantwithhistwosisters.Asa
child,henevergrewastrongconnectionwithhis
father.Duringhischildhood,Orwellbattled
bronchitisandthefluandfoundthatheenjoyed
literature.hewrotehisfirstpoemattheageoffour.
RasHipolito
Hisfirstmajorworkwas
DownandOutinParis
and

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hisfamilyname.Lateroninhiscareer,hesuffered

majorillnessessuchastuberculosis.Hewould

oftenwritepiecesofliteraturetosupporthimself.

DuringWorldWarII,hebecameapropagandistto
helpthecountry.Heresignedin1943.Hebecame
aliteraryeditorandwrotethetwobiggestpiecesof

hislife.
AnimalFarm
and
NineteenEightyFour.
He
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wrote
AnimalFarm
tosatirethepastwarsandthe
novel.Besuretocitethequotationsproperly.
Soviets.
NineteenEightyFour
avisionofthree
nationsdividedinableakworld.Bothofhisbooks
dealwithwar,corruption,anddivision.Hisbattleof
tuberculosisstillhauntshim.Orwellpassesawayin
January21,1950ayearafterthesuccessof
NineteenEightyFour.G
eorgeOrwellbecameone
ofthemostfamousBritishnovelistandessayist.

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HistoricalContext

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economical,cultural,andothersignificant
influencesthatcharacterizethisnovel.

AnimalFarm
waspublishedbyGeorgeOrwellin
1945.Growinginbothmajorworldwars,George

Fourlegsgood,twolegsbad

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gobacktonormalinthefarm.However,tensions
starttogrowbetweenNapoleonandSnowball
whenSnowballdecidestobuildawindmillforthe
farm.

Orwellhasafairshareofexperiencesofwar,
corruptgovernment,andpowerhungrycountries.
Orwellwrote
AnimalFarm
asanantisovietsatire
noveltonotifythemassesofatotalitarian
government.Thebookhaddifficultygetting
publishedbecauseofthetheWestsupportingthe
SovietUnionhelpingthealliedforces.Duringthe
sameyear,theHiroshimabombingalsohappened.
Thepeopleinthe1940serawereknownasthe
babyboomergenerationwhichweremostlyknown
asthehippies.Oneofthereasonthebookslowly
becamepopularwasbecausethatitwaspublished
attheendofWorldWarIIwhenpeoplefeared
othernations.

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CharacterAnalysis

Themes

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Describethemostimporttraitsthatcharacterize
thisperson.(
S
peech,
T
houghts,
E
ffectsonother,
A
ction,
L
ooks)

OldMajor
OldMajorwasthefarmanimalswisest
pig.Hehadadreamofarebellionagainstthe
tyrant,Mr.Jones.OldMajorbroughteveryanimal
tothebarntosparktherebellionwithhisspeech
aboutthewrongdoingsofthefarmer.OldMajor
actsasthefarmanimalsleaderbeforeNapoleon
andSnowball.Onemajordifferencebetweenthem
isthatOldMajordidnotbecomepowerhungry.

Snowball
Oneoftheintelligentpigsofthefarm,
Snowballhasproventobeagreatsupervisor.
Snowballcaredforalloftheanimalsinthefarm
unlikeNapoleon.Snowballoriginallythoughtofthe
ideaofbuildingthewindmilltopowerelectricityfor
thefarmuntilNapoleonforcedhimtoleaveby
havingdogschasehimout.

Napoleon
Napoleonsfirstintentionswasforthe
farmandthefarmanimals.Untilitbecamehungry
forpowerandcontrollingthelessintelligent
animals.
NapoleonevenbetraysSnowballinthenovelwhen
heforceshimoutofthefarm.Napoleonbecomes
themanevenworsethantheprevioustyrant,Mr.
Jones.

Identifyandanalyzesomeofthesignificantthemes
inthenovel.

Superiority

Astheaudienceprogressesfurtherin
thestory,thereaderscaninferthatthepigstake
advantageoftheirintelligencetopersuadetheless
intelligentfarmanimalstodowhattheyare
commandedtodo.

Rules
Thefarmanimalsfollowedcertainrulesto
helpaidthecommunityandspreadtheideaof
animalism.TherearesevenrulescalledtheSeven
Commandments.
1. Whatevergoesupontwolegsisanenemy
2. Whatevergoesuponfourlegs,orhas
wings,isafriend
3. Noanimalshallwearclothes
4. Noanimalshallsleepinabed
5. Noanimalshalldrinkalcohol
6. Noanimalshallkillanyotheranimal
7. Allanimalsareequal

Deception
Deceptionplaysanimportantrolein
thestoryandfocusesmainlyonthepigs.For
instance,NapoleonhiresdogstochaseSnowball
outofthefarmtowinovertheelectionofthe
windmill.Anotherexampleofdeceptioniswhenthe
pigsendupbreakingmostoftheSeven
Commandmentsattheendofthestory.

MotifsandSymbols

Identifyandinterpretsomeofthemajormotifsand
symbolsinthenovel.

Mr.Jones
Mr.Jonesisthefarmerandownerof
theManorFarm.Hewasknowntoabuseand
torturethefarmanimalscausingarevolt.Mr.Jones
resemblesatyrantorleaderofatotalitarian
government.Notcaringabouttheircitizensand
oppressingthemoccasionally.

Windmill
Thewindmillresemblesthelackoftrust
betweenNapoleonandSnowballwhicheventually
leadtoNapoleonstabbingSnowballsback.The
windmillrepresentshowalloftheanimalsworked
togethertoachieveacertaindreamonlyforittobe
destroyedattheend.

TheRebellion
Similartothewindmill,therebellion
showshowalloftheanimalswereonceunited
beforesomeindividualsbecameobsessedwith
power.

EndingDinner
Theendingconsistsofthefarm
animalspeekingoverthehousewindowtoseethat
thepigsandhumansdiscussingbusinesstogether.
Thismeetingsymbolizesthebetrayalofthepigs.
ThepigshavebrokenalloftheoriginalSeven
Commandmentsthatwasoncefollowedbyall.