the grounds that building the windmill will allow them less time for producing food. On the Sunday the pigs offer the windmill to the animals for vote, Napoleon summons a pack of ferocious dos, who chase Snowball off the farm forever. Napoleon announces that there will be no further debates. He also tells them that the windmill will be built after all and lies that it was his own idea, stolen by Snowball as a scapegoat on whom he blames all of the animals’ hardships.
The characters
Major An old boar whose speech about the evils perpetrated by humans rouses the animals into rebelling. His philosophy concerning the tyranny of Man is named Animalism by his followers. He also teaches the song “Beasts of England” to the animals.
Snowball A boar who becomes one of the rebellion’s most valuable leaders. After drawing complicated plans for the construction of a windmill, he is chased off of the farm forever by Napoleon’s dogs and thereafter used as a scapegoat for the animals’ troubles.
Napoleon A boar who, with Snowball, leads the rebelling against Jones. After the rebellion’s success, he is an undisputed tyrant.
Squealer A porker pig who becomes Napoleon’s mouthpiece. Througout the novel, he displays his ability to manipulate the animals’ thoughts through the use of hollow yet convincing rhetoric.
Boxer A dedicated but dimwitted horse who aids in the building of the windmill but is sold to a glue-boiler after collapsing from exhaustion.
Mollie A vain horse ewho prefers ribbons and sugar over ideas and rebellion. She is eventually lured off the farm with promises of a comfortable life.
Clover A motherly horse who silently questions some of Napoleon’s decisions and tries to help Boxer after his collapse.
Benjamin A cynical. pessimistic donkey who continually undercuts the animals’ enthusiasm with his cryptic remark. “ Donkey live a long time.”
Moses A tame raven and sometimes-pet of Jones who tells the animals stories about a paradise called Sugarcandy Mountain.