Character's
This pig becomes the tyrannical leader of Animal Farm.
Who is Napoleon?
The animals rebel and take over this place.
What is Manor Farm?
This theme shows how power can corrupt leaders.
What is corruption?
The pigs symbolize this group from Russian history.
What are the Bolsheviks or Soviet leaders?
The pigs justify taking extra food by claiming they need it for this reason.
What is brainwork or leadership?
This pig is a persuasive speaker and spreads propaganda.
Who is Squealer?
The pigs change this commandment to justify sleeping in beds.
What is “No animal shall sleep in a bed”?
The pigs use this tactic to control the animals’ thinking.
What is propaganda?
The windmill represents this false promise.
What is industrial progress or manipulation?
When the commandments are changed, most animals react this way.
What is confusion or acceptance?
This hardworking horse believes “Napoleon is always right.”
Who is Boxer?
Boxer is sent here when he collapses.
What is the glue factory?
The animals’ inability to read symbolizes this danger.
What is ignorance?
The dogs raised by Napoleon symbolize this force.
What is military or secret police?
Boxer’s motto “I will work harder” reflects this ethical dilemma.
What is exploitation or blind loyalty?
This pig originally promotes equality but is chased away.
Who is Snowball?
The animals build this structure twice, only for it to be destroyed.
What is the windmill?
The pigs gradually take more privileges, showing this theme.
What is inequality?
The farmhouse symbolizes this temptation.
What is power or privilege?
The animals rarely question the pigs because they lack this skill.
What is critical thinking?
This skeptical donkey often says, “Donkeys live a long time.”
Who is Benjamin?
At the end, the farm is renamed this.
What is Manor Farm?
The book warns against blindly trusting leaders, showing this value.
What is critical thinking?
Animal Farm itself symbolizes this concept.
What is a failed revolution or totalitarian state?
The ending shows pigs and humans are indistinguishable, symbolizing this ethical failure.
What is betrayal of ideals or loss of identity?