Category: Animal Farm

The others said of Squealer that he could turn black into white. Animal Farm. Chapter 2. A brilliant talker Squealer the pig is Napoleon’s propaganda machine. THE SEVEN COMMANDMENTS 1. Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy. 2. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend. . . . Read more

Once again the animals were conscious of a vague uneasiness. Never to have any dealings with human beings, never to engage in trade, never to make use of money – had not these been among the earliest resolutions passed at the first triumphant meeting when Jones was expelled? All the . . . Read more

The animals were happy as they had never conceived it possible to be. Every mouthful of food was an acute positive pleasure, now that it was truly their own food, produced by themselves and for themselves, not doled out to them by a grudging master. His answer to every problem, . . . Read more

The others said of Squealer that he could turn black into white. “Comrade,” said Snowball, “those ribbons that you are so devoted to are the badge of slavery. Can you not understand that liberty is worth more than ribbons?” At the beginning they met with much stupidity and apathy. Some . . . Read more

Mr. Jones, of the Manor Farm, had locked the hen-houses for the night, but was too drunk to remember to shut the pop-holes. Animal Farm. Chapter 1. Our lives are miserable, laborious, and short. Animal Farm. Chapter 1. Old Major, who is a wise and persuasive pig, addresses the animals. . . . Read more

His answer to every problem, every setback, was “I will work harder!” – which he had adopted as his personal motto. Animal Farm. Chapter 3. The hardworking cart-horse Boxer, who has incredible strength. Jones was hurled into a pile of dung and his gun flew out of his hands. But . . . Read more

Old Benjamin, the donkey, seemed quite unchanged since the Rebellion. He did his work in the same slow obstinate way as he had done it in Jones’s time, never shirking and never volunteering for extra work either. About the Rebellion and its results he would express no opinion. When asked . . . Read more