Animal Farm – Character List: Major (aka- Old Major/Pig): (http://kimjennifer.wordpress.com/2010/02/24/animal-farm-character-list/)
  • Started the idea to all the other animals about revolting again Mr. Jones, of the Manor Farm
  • “Now, comrades, what is the nature of this life of ours? Let us face it: our lives are miserable, laborious, and short…” (page 18)
  • “Is it not crystal clear, then, comrades, that all the evils of this life of ours spring from the tyranny of human beings? Only get rid of Man, and the produce of our labour would be our own. Almost overnight we could become rich and free. What then must we do? Why, work night and day, body and soul, for the overthrow of the human race! That is my message to you, comrades: Rebellion!…” (page 20)
  • Saw that Mr. Jones had been neglecting the animals and knew that there was more to life that the animals had to live for.
Boxer and Clover (Two cart-horses)

  • Most faithful followers; Attended every secret meeting before the revolutionary motivated in getting what needs to get done, done.
  • Clover- more like the motherly figure
Dogs

  • Very clever along with the horses
Benjamin

  • Oldest animal on farm
  • Very indifferent, doesn’t do anything different (page 37)
Snowball and Napoleon (Two Pigs)

  • Were in charge in organizing and prepare for the revolution that they were unsure of when it would come
  • Snowball reduced the principles of Animalism to Seven Commandments:   (page 33)
1)      Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy

2)      Whatever goes upon four legs, or has winds, 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.

  • Snowball created Animal Committees in which each group of animals were assigned a specific job/duty (page 39)
  • Was in charge of the defensive operations when Jones and men came back to retrieve his farm (page 47)
Squealer (Another Pig)

  • Very persuasive
  • Gathers the apples and milk for the pigs – “I hope, that we pigs are doing this in a spirit of selfishness and privilege? Many of us actually dislike milk and apples. I dislike them myself. Our sole object in taking these things is to preserve our health. Milk and apples (this has been proved by Science, comrades) contain substances absolutely necessary to the well-being of a pig.” (page 42-43)
Mollie (White Mare)

  • Very naïve and not very intelligent, Very foolish and pretty, self-centered
  • “…shall I still be allowed to wear ribbons in my mane?” answer: “those ribbons that you are so devoted to are the badge of slavery. Can you not understand that liberty is worth more than ribbons?” said Snowball
  • When the animals learned the alphabet, Mollie only the six letter in which spelled out her name (page 40)
  • Troublesome/late for work (page 51)


Moses (Raven)

  • Mr. Jones’s especial pet; hated by the animals because he made up stories and didn’t work like the other animals (page 27)
  • A spy, a tale-bearer
  • Clever talker
  • Claimed to know of an existence of country called Sugarcandy Mountain that animals go to when they die. Sugarcandy Mountain- Everyday was a Sunday, clover (?) was in season year round