Character List

Benjamin- The donkey, the oldest on the farm.

Bluebell, Jessie, and Pincher- The three dogs.

Boxer- The male horse on the farm.

the Cat- She is lazy as any cat would be.

Clover-The female horse of the farm.

the Dogs-The nine puppies.

Frederick- The owner of the Pinchfield farm.

Jones- The owner of the Manor Farm.

Minimus-A pig with “a remarkable gift for composing songs and poems.”

Mollie-The white mare that draws Jones’s trap.

Moses- Mr. Jone's snitch or "special pet."

Muriel- The white goat.

Napoleon-One of the leaders among the pigs.

Old Major- A prize Middle White boar that the Joneses exhibited under the name “Willingdon Beauty.”

Pilkington-The owner of Foxwood farm.

Pinkeye-A pig that Napoleon enlists as his taster.

the Sheep-The sheep are loyal to the tenets of Animal Farm.

Snowball-One of the leaders among the pigs.

Squealer-The best known of the porker pigs.

Whymper-A solicitor in Willingdon.

Source:http://www.gradesaver.com/animal-farm/study-guide/character-list/

Chapter 1

All the animals on the farm gathered after Mr.Jones fell asleep, to hear Major speak. The thing that was significant is that they were all interested into what he had to say. They all had a respect for him and kind of looked up to him. Even though he was a pig. Major explained how Man was the source of all there problems and without them, they would live happy, free lives. He told them "Only get rid of Man and the produce of our labour would be our own. Almost overnight we would become rich and free." He also gave them commandments. HE said no animal must never live in a house, sleep in a bed, wear clothes, drink alcohol, smoke tobacco, touch money, or even engage in trade because he said this was the actions of a man, not an animal. So he showed them a song called "Beasts of England," most of the animals in the barn started to go along with it and they memorizeit quick. This song was big because it changed how the animals look at life and it showed them a different path too. This song helped them unite and become one.

George Orwell

George Orwell was born Eric Arthur Blair on 25 June 1903, born in Bengal, India. He was schooled in England, but later to become Imperial Police in Burma. After that, he went back to Europe to write novels and essays. He didn't really like the government so he bagged on both capitalism and communism. So as a writer, he wrote about his concerns in other context. He wrote other novels such as Burmese Days, Down and Out in Paris and London,The Road to Wigan Pier, and Homage to Catalonia. Between 1941 and 1943, he worked on propaganda for the BBC. In 1943, he became literary editor of the Tribune. He died of tuberculosis on 21 January 1950.

Source: Animal Farm(Bio In The beginning)