... began to concede on his own with Squealer, another sly, smooth-talking pig that was good at convincing the other animals that whatever Napoleon said was right. Several commandments were set up to establish early laws in the Animalism system. Later, some were changed to accommodate the pigs" desires for alcohol, beds, and the milk that the cows produced. Most of the ... under his supervision. He claimed the plans were his from the beginning and that Snowball was a despicable traitor to Animalism. Farmer Jones, the original owner of the farm before the animal's revolution forced him out, ...

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... chase out Mr. and Mrs. Jones, the animals immediately rejoice. The pigs gain control of the farm. They soon forget the real meaning of "Animalism" and the other animals cannot tell the difference between the humans and the pigs. Animal Farm was a best seller, making Orwell financially solvent for the ... in a similar way; the animals are tired of their low standard of living. Old Major is the first animal to talk of rebellion and "Animalism." The old wise pig spreads his ideas throughout the animals, and they listen to him in belief. The people of the revolution looked up to ... agains...

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... and make a song called "Beasts of England" about their new freedom. Three days after announcing his dream, Old Major dies. Two younger pigs; Snowball and Napoleon, put Old Major's ideas into a philosophy and call it Animalism. The animals chase Farmer Jones off of the farm and claim it as their own, calling it "Animal Farm." Everyone works together to bring happiness to ... horse devotes all of his strength to the farm, Snowball teaches the animals to read, and Napoleon educates a group of puppies on the topic of Animalism. Soon there is a struggle for power between Snowball and Napoleo...

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... Old Major inspired the animals to revolt against Mr. Jones and humans by telling them of his dream of a perfect world which he called "Animalism". Old Major's speech carries on through the first eight pages. Old Major was like Karl Marx. Karl Marx was like Old Major because he ... against him. Stalin did the same thing against Trotsky and forced Trotsky into hiding in Mexico, where he was eventually assassinated. Both Stalin and Napoleon ruined any hopes of a Utopian society and instead set up dictatorships. Then comes the final important pig, Squealer. Squealer is an interesting charact...

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• Grade Level: High School