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Animal Farm is a political satire about communism and can relate to Russia's way of life. The novel begins with all the animal's except Moses, Mr. Jones tame raven, pile into the barn for a speech after Mr. Jones stutters drunkenly to bed. The speech was from Old Major a 12 year old boar who has been through a lot of hardship and seen many animals die even his 400 or so offsprings and he was one of the lucky ones. The speech is a rovolt against Mr. Jones and anyone who walks on two legs. The song he sings after he gets the animals to follow is:
In the second chapter Old Major passed away and two little pigs, Snowball and Napolean. Napolean is the leader of the rebellion after they drive away Mr. Jones and his wife as well his workers in a act of spite for he has neglected the animals. Napolean in a way resembles Stalin the leader of the Soviet Union and Snowball the second in command that tries to take over which resembles Leon Trotsky. Snowball writes on the barn side the commandments of:
In the Third Chapter the animals continue their work on the farm with the exception of Mollie a mare and the Cat who neglect to work and help. The animals learn to use human tools to provide a easier time to harvest the load. Boxer, a cart horse, is like a work horse bringing in the most help and he always says, " I must work harder" as his motto to keep his spirits up. Every Sunday, the animals hold a flag-raising ceremony. The flag’s green background represents the fields of England, and its white hoof and horn symbolize the animals. The morning rituals also include a democratic meeting, at which the animals debate and establish new policies for the collective good. At the meetings, Snowball and Napoleon always voice the loudest opinions, though their views always clash. Snowball establishes a number of committees with various goals, such as cleaning the cows’ tails and re-educating the rats and rabbits. Most of these committees fail to accomplish their aims, but the classes designed to teach all of the farm animals how to read and write meet with some success. By the end of the summer, all of the animals achieve some degree of literacy. The pigs become fluent in reading and writing, while some of the dogs are able to learn to read the Seven Commandments. Muriel the goat can read scraps of newspaper, while Clover knows the alphabet but cannot string the letters together. Poor Boxer never gets beyond the letter D. When it becomes apparent that many of the animals are unable to memorize the Seven Commandments, Snowball reduces the principles to one essential maxim, which he says contains the heart of Animalism: “Four legs good, two legs bad.” The birds take offense until Snowball hastily explains that wings count as legs. The other animals accept the maxim without argument, and the sheep begin to chant it at random times, mindlessly, as if it were a song. But Napolean takes no interest in the committies and Jesse and Bluebell give birth to puppies along the way. Squealer explains to them that pigs need milk and apples in order to think well, and since the pigs’ work is brain work, it is in everyone’s best interest for the pigs to eat the apples and drink the milk. Should the pigs’ brains fail because of a lack of apples and milk, Squealer hints, Mr. Jones might come back to take over the farm. This prospect frightens the other animals, and they agree to forgo milk and apples in the interest of the collective good.
- Beasts of England, Beasts of Ireland, Beasts of every land and clime, Hearken to my joyful tidings Of the Golden future time.
- Soon or late the day is coming, Tyrant Man shall be o'erthrown, And the fruitful fields of England Shall be trod by beasts alone.
- Rings shall vanish from our noses, And the harness from our back, Bit and spur shall rust forever, Cruel whips no more shall crack.
- Riches more than mind can picture, Wheat and barley, oats and hay, Clover, beans and mangel-wurzels Shall be ours upon that day.
- Bright will shine the fields of England, Purer shall its waters be, Sweeter yet shall blow its breezes On the day that sets us free.
- For that day we all must labour, Though we die before it break; Cows and horses, geese and turkeys, All must toil for freedom's sake.
- Beasts of England, Beasts of Ireland, Beasts of every land and clime, Hearken well, and spread my tidings Of the Golden future time. [1]
In the second chapter Old Major passed away and two little pigs, Snowball and Napolean. Napolean is the leader of the rebellion after they drive away Mr. Jones and his wife as well his workers in a act of spite for he has neglected the animals. Napolean in a way resembles Stalin the leader of the Soviet Union and Snowball the second in command that tries to take over which resembles Leon Trotsky. Snowball writes on the barn side the commandments of:
- Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy.
- Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend.
- No animal shall wear clothes.
- No animal shall sleep in a bed.
- No animal shall drink alcohol.
- No animal shall kill any other animal.
- All animals are equal.
In the Third Chapter the animals continue their work on the farm with the exception of Mollie a mare and the Cat who neglect to work and help. The animals learn to use human tools to provide a easier time to harvest the load. Boxer, a cart horse, is like a work horse bringing in the most help and he always says, " I must work harder" as his motto to keep his spirits up. Every Sunday, the animals hold a flag-raising ceremony. The flag’s green background represents the fields of England, and its white hoof and horn symbolize the animals. The morning rituals also include a democratic meeting, at which the animals debate and establish new policies for the collective good. At the meetings, Snowball and Napoleon always voice the loudest opinions, though their views always clash. Snowball establishes a number of committees with various goals, such as cleaning the cows’ tails and re-educating the rats and rabbits. Most of these committees fail to accomplish their aims, but the classes designed to teach all of the farm animals how to read and write meet with some success. By the end of the summer, all of the animals achieve some degree of literacy. The pigs become fluent in reading and writing, while some of the dogs are able to learn to read the Seven Commandments. Muriel the goat can read scraps of newspaper, while Clover knows the alphabet but cannot string the letters together. Poor Boxer never gets beyond the letter D. When it becomes apparent that many of the animals are unable to memorize the Seven Commandments, Snowball reduces the principles to one essential maxim, which he says contains the heart of Animalism: “Four legs good, two legs bad.” The birds take offense until Snowball hastily explains that wings count as legs. The other animals accept the maxim without argument, and the sheep begin to chant it at random times, mindlessly, as if it were a song. But Napolean takes no interest in the committies and Jesse and Bluebell give birth to puppies along the way. Squealer explains to them that pigs need milk and apples in order to think well, and since the pigs’ work is brain work, it is in everyone’s best interest for the pigs to eat the apples and drink the milk. Should the pigs’ brains fail because of a lack of apples and milk, Squealer hints, Mr. Jones might come back to take over the farm. This prospect frightens the other animals, and they agree to forgo milk and apples in the interest of the collective good.
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