animal farm: chapter 1 who? where? what? mr jones; old major; moses; boxer; clover; 3 dogs:...
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Animal Farm: chapter 1
Who?
Where?
What?
Mr Jones; Old Major; Moses; Boxer; Clover; 3 dogs: Bluebell, Jessie, Pincher; Muriel; Mollie;Benjamin; the cat; the sheep
The Manor Farm – somewhere in the English countryside
In this first chapter of the story, Mr Jones stumblesdrunkenly after forgetting to secure Manor Farm.After the light are switched off the animals gather in the barn to hear a speech by Old Major (the prize Middlewhite boar) .
In Old Major’s speech he says that if animals gotrid of man, the could live free and happy lives, buteverything would not change overnight. Animalsneeded to rebel against the unfair treatment byhumans.
Old Major reminds the animals thatonce humans have been defeated,the animals should not adopt any ofthe bad habits humans have:-not live in a house-not sleep in a bed-not wear clothes-not drink alcohol-not smoke tobacco-not touch/handle money-not engage in trade-not tyrannize other animalsOld Major then teaches the animals
the song: Beasts of England which isabout an ideal time in the future whenall animals would be free of humans.
“Beasts of England, beasts of Irelandbeasts of every land and climeHearken to my joyful tidingof the golden future time”
The animals sing the song several times and areinspired to strive for their own freedom no matterhow long it will take. The song is like an anthemof their future freedom.
IMPORTANT FACTS: Animal names and characteristics
Animal Farm: chapter 2
Who?
Where?
What?
Mr Jones; Old Major; Napoleon; Snowball; Squealer; Mollie; Mr Jones & his men; all otheranimals
The Manor Farm
Old Major dies in his sleep. Animals prepare tofulfill his dream of “all animals being free and equal”. The most intelligent animals, the pigs, become leaders on the farm with Snowball and Napoleonin front. Along with Squealer they create the principals ofAnimalism. The animals start calling one anotherCOMRADE to show equality.
The REBELLION happens earlier than expected:Mr Jones drinks too much afterlosing money – his men are lazy &don’t feed the animals one weekend.The animals break into the feed shedand when Mr Jones and his men tryto discpline them, they fight back,The Animals chase the men off theFarm – Mrs Jones follows soon after.
Animals destroy last evidence of opression:whips, harnasses etc. “Beasts of England” is sung a few times.
They agree to preserve the farmhouse asa museum – no animal must live there.
Pigs teach themselves to read.
IMPORTANT FACTS: The Rebellion and the seven commandments
Mollie wants to keep her ribbons and sugar(luxuries), Snowball reminds her these thingssymbolize slavery to humans and are not allowed. Moses spreads tales of Sugar Candy Mountain – a place where animals go when they die, but thepigs convince the other animals it does not exist.
Snowball changes the farm name to Animal Farm on the front gate. Snowball andNapoleon reduce the principles of Animalism to seven commandments, which are thenpainted on the barn wall:
SEVEN COMMANDMENTS
The pigs milk the cows and Napoleon tells the other animals the milk will be attended to.Animals go to the fields and start harvesting, upon their return the milk and apples havedisappeared.
Animal Farm: chapter 3
Who?
Where?
What?
Snowball; the birds; Napoleon; Jessie & Bluebell; Squealer; Boxer
Animal Farm (previously known as Manor Farm)
The pigs give orders and supervise the otheranimals in their work on the farm.They find ways to use human tools.
New tradition: every Sunday theanimals hold a flag-raising ceremonyin the yard and sing “Beasts of England”.
Snowball and Napoleon’s views always clash.
IMPORTANT FACTS: Pigs run the farm and take privileges
Boxer adopts the phrase “I will work harder” as hispersonal motto. He does most of the heavy labour while Mollie and the cat hardly work at all anddisappear whenever the work gets tough.
Napoleon takes Jessie & Bluebell’s nine puppies and says he will take care of their education himself.
The pigs take all the milk and apples for themselves.
Squealer convinces the animals that the pigs need it to do the brain work, otherwise Jones would come back.
Snowball realises the animals struggle to remember the seven commandments and reduces it toa single statement: FOUR LEGS GOOD, TWO LEGS BAD.
Snowball establishes committeesfor all animals, he tries to teachthem to read and write.
The committees are not successfulbut different animals learn to readaccording to their intelligence.
Animal Farm: chapter 4
Who?
Where?
What?
Napoleon; Snowball; Mr Pilkington; Mr Frederick; Mr Jones; Boxer; Mollie
Animal Farm – the fields, the cowshed
IMPORTANT FACTS: Animalism in the outside world, the Battle of the Cowshed
Mr Jones, Mr Pilkington, Mr Frederick and their mendecide to join forces to overthrow the new rulers ofthe farm. The animals, under the leadership ofSnowball, plan a battle strategy.
The animals break through the ranks of the humans.
Snowball and Boxer bravely fight in front.
Boxer and Snowball are given medals ofbravery and the decoration of: Animal Hero, First Class.
Mr Jones’ gun is set at the foot of the flagpole – it is a symbol of military power.
The battle will be commemorated onOctober 12 every year.
The animals run around the farmin victory. They name the fight theBattle of the Cowshed, hoist theflag and sing “Beasts of England”.
Snowball makes a speech inhonour of a sheep that was killedin the battle.
News about the rebellion on Animal Farm spreadsacross half the country. Pigeons are sent bySnowball and Napoleon to tell other animals thestory of the rebellion and the song “Beasts ofEngland”.Mr Jones, and the other farmers become afraid when they realise they could all become victimsof an Animal rebellion.
During the battle Mollie hides,Napoleon is not mentioned,Snowball is wounded.Boxer thinks he killed one of thehumans – a stable boy – andfeels bad about it.
Animal Farm: chapter 5
Who?
Where?
What?
Mollie; Mr Pilkington; Snowball; Mr Jones; the dogs; Boxer, the ducks; Clover; Napoleon;the sheep; Benjamin; Squealer; Minimus; the hens
Animal Farm – the barn, the fields
IMPORTANT FACTS: The windmill – Snowball exiled, Napoleon’s rise to power
During the winter months, the farm becomes Unproductive and the animals settle into meetingsIn the barn – the pigs are in charge of the meetingsNapoleon & Snowball are the speakers.
Snowball discovers the benefits ofbuilding a windmill on the farm anddesigns plans to build one.
Napoleon disagrees that they needa windmill at all.
A windmill will reduce work hoursand increase productivity.
Mollie breaks the rules of Animalism and allowshumans to touch her. When Clover confronts herabout this, Mollie leaves the farm and never comesback.
During the meetings Napoleon &Snowball dispute all suggestionsas they always disagree.Snowball gains support throughhis speeches and Napoleon getssupport between meetings on aone-to-one basis.
A vote needs to be taken about building thewindmill. After Snowball’s speech he getsthe support, but Napoleon calls on his 9dogs (the puppies he educated) to chaseSnowball off the farm.
With Snowball in exile, Napoleon takes overthe leadership and makes many changes.
Napoleon announces that the windmill will bebuilt after all and he sends Squealer to spreadthe news that it was originally his idea to buildit.He also gets Squealer to spread the rumourthat Snowball was now out of the way andcould not interfere in the further running of thefarm.
Boxer now also says: “Napoleon is always right”
Animal Farm: chapter 6
Who?
Where?
What?
Snowball; the pigs; the hens; Napoleon; the sheep; Muriel; Benjamin; Boxer; Clover; Squealer;Mr Whymper
Animal Farm – the fields, the windmill, the farmhouse
IMPORTANT FACTS: Human contact and trade, the windmill is destroyed
The animals receive no food at all unless theywork on Sunday afternoons. They were manipulatedby Squealer and Napoleon. That is why they took onthe extra labour.
For the rest of the year the animals work at a highpace to complete the windmill and produce enoughfood for themselves at the same time.
Boxer committed himself toAnimal Farm, doing the work ofthree horses, never complaining.The windmill project presents anumber of difficulties – but theymake plans to solve them.
The other animals are shocked by the ideaof trading with a human, Squealer managesto convince the animals that it is for theirbenefit. The pigs begin living in the farmhouse,they also violate some of the sevencommandments and Old Major’s wishes tonot be like the humans.
A terrible storm destroys the windmill, becauseits walls are too thin, but Napoleon blamesSnowball of doing it as a act of sabotage.
He convinces the animals they must rebuild thewindmill without delay.
The animals believe they suffer no more than they had under Jones’ rule – even though theywork harder and eat less.
They are proud of maintaining thefarm.Napoleon hires a human, MrWhymper – a lawyer.
Animal Farm: chapter 7
Who?
Where?
What?
Napoleon; Boxer; Clover; Squealer; Mr Pilkington; Mr Frederick; the 9 dogs; Muriel; Benjamin;the cows, sheep, geese and hens
Animal Farm
IMPORTANT FACTS: Killings on the farm – Napoleon leads by force
Snowball is rumoured to be hiding on Foxwood andthen Pinchfield. Mr Frederick and Pilkington bid to buy a pile of timberleft on Animal Farm. Squealer convinces the animalsSnowball sold himself to Frederick and is planning onattacking Animnal farm.Snowball is also blamed for sabotaging things on thefarm at night – but these things are simply the resultof bad management on the part of the pigs.
The animals rebuild the windmill with walls thicker than before. In January they fall short of food andrations for all animals (except pigs) are reduced. Napoleon negotiates a contract of 400 eggs a weekthrough Mr Whymper.The hens rebel by destroying or hiding their eggs.
Squealer tries to convince theanimals that Snowball was onJones’ side all along and hasbeen a traitor from the start.Boxer refuses to believe this.
The other animals are extremely shocked.Never has any animal hurt another, let alonekill. They gather on the knoll near the wind-mill and softly sing “Beasts of England”which had been outlawed.Clover is saddened because this is not thefreedom they had fought for in the rebellion.This was nothing like Old Major’s vision.
“Beasts of England” is replaced by a poem ofMinimus called “Animal farm”.
This new song is sung during the flag hoistingceremonies.
Minimus also composes poems about Napoleonwhich helps build his personality cult.
Later Napoleon’s dogs seize fourpigs and try to attack Boxer. He sees them coming and protectshimself. A few animals confess to conspiringwith Snowball and plotting againstNapoleon. These animals areexecuted by the dogs.
Animal Farm: chapter 8
Who?
Where?
What?
Napoleon; Squealer; Boxer; Minimus; Mr Frederick; Mr Pilkington
Animal Farm – the field, the windmill, the farmhouse
IMPORTANT FACTS: Trade, the battle of the Windmill and alcohol
The pigs teach the animals to hate Mr Frederick andMr Pilkington, but the animals are shocked to hearthat Mr Frederick buys the timber.He cheats Napoleon by paying with fake money – and Napoleon is furious when he finds out.
The commandment: “No animal shall kill any otheranimal” is changed to “No animal shall kill any otheranimal without cause”.
Mr Frederick and his menattack the farm with the purposeof destroying the windmill.They blow it up with explosivesbut the animals manage to chasethem off.
The commandment stating: “No animal shalldrink alcohol” is changed to “ No animal shalldrink alcohol to excess”. They find Squealerin the barn with a paintbrush. But don’t realisehe changed it.The animals blame their poor ability to recallexactly what the commandments originallysaid and do not challenge the change.
The Battle of the Windmill is also commemoratedalong with the Battle of the Cowshed.
Napoleon now goes by several titles and the pigscontinue to praise him.
The pigs discover a case of whiskeyin the basement of the farmhouse.They drink it all and the next morningSquealer announces that Napoleonmay be dying – because they areunfamiliar with the effects of alcoholabuse.
Animal Farm: chapter 9
Who?
Where?
What?
Boxer; Clover; Benjamin; the dogs; Squealer; Napoleon; Moses; the sheep
Animal Farm
IMPORTANT FACTS: No retirement – Napoleon doesn’t keep his word
The rule is established that animals must make wayfor Napoleon when he passes through. The pigs mustwear green ribbons on their tails on Sundays.
Pigs get barley at supper.
Materials are bought for the building of a school room.
The animals start rebuilding the windmill, but theirenergy and motivation is low. There is less food onthe farm than when Jones was there. Squealer convinces them they are better off thanwhen Jones was there and they are more free.
Pigs get pints of beer. The farmis proclaimed a republic andNapoleon is elected as its president.Animals believe Snowball was onJones’ side. Moses reappears on the farm andjoins the pigs in the farmhouse.
The animals are now working likeslaves, but Moses still encouragesthem with talk of Sugar Candy Mountain – a place where they willbe free live in comfort.
Boxer healed, but was unable to work as hardas before. He works towards retirement, but gets ill and is sold to the glue boiler.Benjamin reads the sign on the van and knowsBoxer is going to be killed – warns the otheranimals but they are too late to save him.Squealer convinces the animals that Boxerdied peacefully in an animal hospital.
A memorial banquet is held in honour of Boxer,but only the pigs celebrate with food and drink.
The money Napoleon got for selling Boxer is usedto buy a crate of whiskey for the pigs.
Animal Farm: chapter 10
Who?
Where?
What?
Clover; Benjamin; Moses; Napoleon; Squealer; Mr Pilkington; the pigs
Animal Farm again becomes Manor Farm – the farm yard, the farmhouse
IMPORTANT FACTS: Back to the beginning – everything is the same
Squealer says pigs and dogs do importantwork for the farm and therefore deserve bettertreatment. The animals accept this and carryon working hard. They still believe in the goalsof the rebellion – that humans must be avoidedand animals must be equal.
Many animals have died and few remember therebellion. The windmill is now used to mill corn forprofit and it does not reduce the animals’ workload.Only the pigs, the dogs and Moses live comfortablelives with enough to eat. Squealer takes the sheep
elsewhere and teaches them a new line to bleat: “Four legs good, two legsbetter.” Clover sees Squealer walkon two legs first, then theother pigs also do the same. Napoleon carries a whip inhis trotter when he walksaround the yard.The pigs look more and more like humans.
Benjamin reads the last commandment: “Allanimals are equal, but some are more equalthan others”. Napoleon starts wearing MrJones’ clothing, smoking a pipe, using thetelephone.
The pigs and farmers play cards, drink, argue whilethe other animals peer through the window.They cannot see the difference between the pigsand the humans – the look and act the same.
The pigs invite the neighbouring farmers.Mr Pilkington toasts Napoleon’s excellentmanagement of the farm and getting betterproduction with fewer food rations. He saysthey can all learn from Animal Farm.The animals on the farm will no longer payhomage Old Major, or call each othercomrade, or raise the flag.Napoleon changes the farm’s name backto Manor Farm.