“Animal

Farm”
George Orwell
Character review
Reviewed by: Laura Misevska
Kalina Kaczorowska
Martina Janeva
Nino Jovanovski
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 The old Major

• Old Major is very intelligent, well-respected,

an excellent speaker and an inspiration to the
animals.
•  He gathers all the animals together in the big
barn to make a speech.
• He points out his dream: one day a rebellion will
come - the animals will overthrow mankind and
live in harmony.
The
• He ends his speech by teaching the animals a
The Old
Old Major
Major
song called Beasts of England, a song about a
time when animals are free and humans are
overthrown.
• He dies shortly after giving his speech and the
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create 'Animalism', a set of rules for animals to
 Snowball
“Snowball is intelligent, passionate,
eloquent, and less subtle and devious
than his counterpart, Napoleon. Snowball
seems to win the loyalty of the other
➔ animals and cement his power.”
One of the pigs that lead the farm
➔ Too trusting of others (naive)
➔ Vivacious - smarter than Napoleon
➔ Rivalry with Napoleon
➔ Idealism (Windmill), Animalism and positive influence on others
➔ Bravery
➔ Willingness to exploit other animals
➔ Naivety Disappearance and False portrayal
➔ Based on Leon Trotsky

THE SEVEN COMMANDMENTS

1. Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy.
2. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has
wings, is a friend.
3. No animal shall wear clothes.
4. No animal shall sleep in a bed.
5. No animal shall drink alcohol.
6. No animal shall kill any other animal.
7. All animals are equal.
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• One of the three pig that believes in the Old Major’s ideas
• Threatening and fierce looking
• Immoral opportunist
• Hypocritical
• Contradicts himself

• Speaks quietly but he’s always planning

something
• Abuses his position
• Tyrant – uses power to get what he pleases
• Exploits other for his own good
• Evokes the name of the French ruler, Napoleon
Bonaparte
• Based on the Russian dictator Joseph Stalin
 SQUEALER
• Second-in-command to Napoleon
• Minister of propaganda (the key)
• Effective and convincing orator
• Manipulation of language in an age of mass media
• Simplifying vs. complicating the language –
limiting the debate vs. intimidation
• Lack of conscience, unwavering loyalty, rhetorical
skills – perfect propagandist • Vyacheslav Molotov
• Squealing: to squeal, to betray • Pravda – power over
proletarians
• Breaking the commandments –
preying on confusion and
ignorance
• “All animals are equal, but
some animals are more equal
than the others”
• Terror and silver-tongued
narration
• Small lies lead to big lies
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 Boxer  Collapses while pulling
stone for the windmill.
 The animals rush to tell
 Hardworking but naïve and ignorant Squealer, soon he
horse. announces that the doctors
 Dedicated and loyal laborer. could not cure Boxer.
 Faithful and strong – believes that any
problem can be solved if he works Boxer’s last words were: “Forward, Comrades! … Forward
harder.  Loyal supporter of Napoleon, in the name of the Rebellion” and “Long live Animal Farm!
Napoleon is listens and believes everything Long live Comrade Napoleon! Napoleon is always right”
always right.
the ruler of the farm says.
 Boxer has worked so
 "I would not have believed that hard for the Rebellion
such things could happen on our that he's worked
farm. It must be due to some himself to death. He's
fault in ourselves. The solution, so weak from
starvation and trying
as I see it, is to work harder."
to rebuild the
windmill that he's
useless. The pigs sent
Horses are universally
him off to be
prized for their strength,
slaughter, and he was
and Boxer is no exception.
too weak to fight
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