Names and Descriptions
The author of Animal Farm.
George Orwell.
They gather after Mr. Jones heads to bed in Chapter 1.
The animals.
This character owns the farm where the story begins.
Mr. Jones.
The type of animal Old Major is.
A pig.
The animal that can be described as a leader and/or a visionary.
Old Major.
The synonym of the word "comrades".
Friends.
The name of the male horse.
Boxer.
Old Major wishes to share this with the other animals in Chapter 1.
His dream.
This historical figure represents Old Major, based on his role in inspiring the animals to revolt.
Karl Marx or Vladimir Lenin.
One of these is not a horse: Benjamin, Clover, Boxer, Molly.
Benjamin.
This animal can be described as caring and hard working.
Boxer.
This is what the word "majestic" means in the phrase “Old Major was a majestic-looking pig”.
Impressive and grand.
This is not how Old Major describes the life of an animal in Chapter 1: laborious, short, plentiful, miserable.
Plentiful.
He gathers other animals to talk to them in Chapter 1.
Old Major.
This character represents the working class or proletariat in Soviet Russia.
Boxer the Horse.
These animals sit in the front during Old Major's speech and are known for being clever.
Pigs.
The animal that can be described as a great spokesman.
Squealer.
This is what “tyranny” means in the context of Mr. Jones’s rule.
Hardship, unfair rule, dictatorship.
Animal Farm parallels this historical event.
The Russian Revolution.
Old Major thinks "this is the only true enemy of an animal".
A man/a human.
The group of people Mollie represents through her love of luxury and lack of interest in the rebellion.
Aristocrats and the upper class.
This animal is described as cynical and rarely speaks.
Benjamin.
This animal can be described as vain and loving ribbons and sugar.
Mollie.
An adult female horse is called this.
A mare.
This animal does not take part in the revolution talk around the farm.
Moses the Raven.
This school of thought is created by the three pigs.
Animalism.
The group of pigs introduced in Chapter 1 later come to represent this group in Soviet history.
The ruling Communist Party elite.
One of these is not a pig: Squealer, Moses, Napoleon, Snowball.
Moses.
These three animals are the most intelligent and often speak on behalf of the pigs later in the story.
Squealer
Snowball
Napoleon
This is what “dissentient” means as used in the chapter (“The vote was taken at once, and it was agreed by all present – except for the three dogs and the cat, who were dissentients”)
Non-believers or those who disagree.