After the death of old Major, the animals spend their days secretly planning the rebellion,

although they are unsure when it will occur. Because of their intelligence, the pigs are placed in

charge of educating the animals about Animalism, the name they give to the philosophy

expounded by Major in Chapter 1. Among the pigs, Snowball and Napoleon are the most

important to the revolution.

Despite Mollie's concern with ribbons and Moses' tales of a place

called Sugarcandy Mountain, the pigs are successful in conveying the principles of Animalism to

the others.

The rebellion occurs when Jones again falls into a drunken sleep and neglects to feed the

animals, who break into the store-shed in search of a meal. When Jones and his men arrive,

they begin whipping the animals but soon find themselves being attacked and chased off the

farm. The triumphant animals Someone who is triumphant has gained a victory or succeeded in
something and feels very happy about it ).then destroy all traces of Jones, eat heartily, and revel in
their

newfound freedom. After a tour of Jones' house, they decide to leave it untouched as a

museum. Snowball changes the sign reading "Manor Farm" to "Animal Farm" and paints the

Seven Commandments of Animalism on the wall of the barn. The cows then give five buckets of

milk, which Napoleon steals.

Important to know:

Snowball is earnest and determined to win as many converts to his cause as he can. Two animals,

however, momentarily confusing him. Mollie's concern over sugar and ribbons is offensive to

Snowball because he urges animals to sacrifice their luxuries. To him, Mollie is a shallow

materialist, concerned only with her own image and comforts. Like Mollie, Moses proves

annoying to Snowball because Moses fills the heads of the animals with tales of Sugarcandy

Mountain.