Characters
These are the breed of animal who are the smartest on Animal Farm and do all of the strategy.
Who are the pigs?
Bringing up Snowball any time something bad happens on the farm to distract the animals from their own changes would be an example of this.
What is scapegoat?
This animal runs Snowball off the farm with the dogs and takes power in Animal Farm.
Who is Napoleon?
This is a food that Mollie the white mare leaves Animal Farm for.
What are sugar cubes?
This is the animal who doesn't want to give up her luxuries and leaves the farm toward the beginning of the story to live on another farm where she lets humans pet her nose.
Who is Mollie?
This is the animal who says "I will work harder", and "Napoleon is always right."
Who is Boxer?
The pigs using the phrase "readjustment of rations" to mean "reducing rations" would be an example of this.
What is euphemism?
This man helped the animals carry out their trade with other humans when they began doing so.
Who is Mr. Whymper?
These are the words the pigs formed to be an easier phrase to remember for those who couldn't read the seven commandments--the sheep especially loved it.
What is "four legs good; two legs bad"?
These animals love repeating "four legs good, two legs bad", and are taught a new phrase at the end of the novel that introduces the new ideals of Animal Farm.
Who are the sheep?
These are the original 3 pigs who follow Old Major's call for Animalism.
Who are Squealer, Snowball, and Napoleon?
The pigs suggesting things are bad now, but the days of Jones were much worse would be an example of this.
What is least of evils?
This animal is found having fallen off a ladder with a paint brush near the Seven Commandments.
Who is Squealer?
These are the words added after the 6th commandment "no animal shall kill any other animal" as the first amendment to the commandments.
What are "without cause"?
This animal is very motherly and cares for Boxer when his hoof is injured.
Who is Clover?
This animal is cynical, doesn't believe life will ever be easy, and refuses to read the commandments when he is asked about them even though he is smart enough to read them.
Who is Benjamin?
Napoleon's speeches ending in "Long live Animal Farm!" would be an example of this.
What is glittering generality?
This breed of animal are taken from their parents as babies and educated by the pigs separate from the rest of the animals and used as a weapon later in the story.
Who are the dogs?
This is the name of the song Old Major teaches them and serves as a beacon of hope for the animals--it is eventually banned by Napoleon.
What is "Beasts of England"?
This animal is who Clover often asks to read the commandments to her when she notices something is off; she can read fairly well, but not very quickly.
Who is Muriel?
These are the two farmers who Napoleon keeps going back and forth on doing trade with.
Who are Mr. Pilkington and Mr. Frederick?
The many processions where the black cockerel announces Napoleon's presence would be an example of this.
What is deification?
This animal first proposed the windmill saying that it would provide the animals with the benefits of electricity and a three-day work week.
Who is Snowball?
This is the wonderful and magical place above the clouds that Moses the raven tells the animals about and gives them hope.
What is Sugar Candy Mountain?
This animal composes poems in Napoleon's honor.
Who is Minimus?