ANIMAL FARM CHARACTERS The pigs They lead the rebellion from the start and progressively ta e on the

same po!er and "hara"teristi"s as the h#man masters they helped overthro! $ld Ma%or& he is a !ise old pig !hose stirring spee"h to the animals helps set the rebellion in motion' Tho#gh he dies before it a"t#ally begins' His roles "ompare !ith that of (arl Mar) !hose ideas set the Comm#nist Revol#tion in motion' Sno!ball*ama+ing leader,& an energeti" brilliant leader- he.s the one !ho s#""essf#lly organises the defen"e of the farm *li e Trots y !ith the Red Army,' He.s an elo/#ent spea er !ith original- altho#gh not benefi"ial ideas*the !indmill, Napoleon*lead the for"e,& large rather fier"e&loo ing 0er shire boar- not m#"h of a tal erb#t !ith a rep#tation for getting his o!n !ay and so he does- instead of debating !ith sno!ball- he sets his dogs on him and "ontin#e to in"rease his personal po!er and privileges from that time on !hat "o#nts for him is po!er- not ideas' Note his name Napoleon.s "hara"ter also s#ggest that of Stalin and other di"tator as !ell S/#ealer& short- fat t!in le eyed and nimble' He has a !ay of s ipping from side to side !his ing his tail that is someho! very pers#asive' They say he "an t#rn bla" into !hite' And that is !hat he does' Every time the pigs ta e more !ealth and po!er' S/#ealer pers#ades the animal that this is absol#tely ne"essary for the !ell&being of all' In h#man terms- his propaganda apparat#s that spreads the 1big lie2 and ma es people believe in it'

The Horse 0o)er and Clover& 0o)er and Clover represents the long s#ffering !or ers and peasants of the !orld' $r!ell represents them as being big- strong- patient- and de"ent& b#t not too bright' 0o)er.s h#ge strength and #ntiring labo#r save the farm again and again' Clover the Mare is a motherly prote"tive fig#re' She s#rvives to e)perien"e dimly and !ordlessly all the sadness of the failed revol#tion Molie& the frivolo#s- l#)#ry- loving more "ontrast !ith Clover' She deserts animal farm for s#gar and ribbons at a h#manisation' $r!ell may have been thin ing of "ertain R#ssian novel !ho left after the revol#tion or a general h#man type'

$ther animals The dogs& represent the means #sed by a totalitarian state to temporise their o!n people thin of them as Napoleon.s se"ret poli"e The sheep& the st#pid sheep bleating a!ay any slogans the pig tea"h them' 3o# may g#ess !ho they are

M#riel& the goat reads better than Clover and other reads things *s#"h as the Command very o#t lo#d to her, 0en%amin& gloomy 0en%amin the 4on ey- he never "omplains abo#t his personal problems' He is s"epti" and a pessimist' Li e his old friend 0o)er he doesn.t tal m#"h and patiently does his !or altho#gh li e 0o)er& no more than is re/#ired' He does not believe in the Revol#tion or in anything else life is hard' 5igeons& Moses and Raven !ho does not !or b#t tells "omforting tales of the !onderf#l s#gar "andy mo#ntain !here yo# go !hen yo# die is a satire of organi+ed religion

The H#mans Farmer 6ones& %ones represents the Tsar' He also stands for only government that de"lares thro#gh its o!n "orr#ption and mismanagement 5i ington& li es h#nting and fishing more than farming represents $r!ell.s point of vie! of the de"adent 0ritish gentleman 7hymper& is a "ommer"ial go&bet!een for animals and h#mans %#st a "ertain "apitalist have al!ays "ond#"ted b#siness !ith "omm#nist nations