Animal Farm Background Knowledge

irresponsible to his animals

• Mr. Jacks

• Mr. Jones

• Mr. Johns

• Mr. Napoleon

has a big mouth, talks a lot

• Napoleon

• Snowball

• Moses

• Squealer

grandfatherly, inspires the rebellion

• Old Major

• Lieutenant Burke

• Farmer Jones

• Clover

represents Trotsky and is a persuasive talker

• Snowball

• Old Major

• Moses

• Squealer

abuses the trust of the other animals and schemes behind the scenes to get what he wants

• Old Major

• one of the dogs

• Napoleon

• Mr. Jones

strong, faithful, and hard-working; represents the lower class workers

• Clover

• Squealer

• Boxer

• Baxter

old donkey who didn't believe change would happen

• Boxer

• Benjamin

• Moses

• Napoleon

enjoys sugar and ribbons

• Old Major

• Millie

• Mollie

• Ranger

Bluebell and Jesse give their puppies to _________________ so that he can raise them to be his enforcers and bodyguards.

• Clover

• Boxer

• Old Major

• Napoleon

one reason why George Orwell wrote Animal Farm

• concerned about how farm animals were treated

• concerned about farmers rights

• concerned about stories

• concerned about people facing injustices in society