Animal Farm Characters and Background

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

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

• Clover

• Boxer

• Old Major

• Napoleon

Why do the pigs assume leadership on Animal Farm?

• they were voted into power

• Old Major was a pig, so it was expected

• they were the most intelligent animal

• the horses declined the leadership

What did old Major have that he wished to share with the other animals?

• A letter

• Mrs. Jones left over pie

• a song written by his mother

• a strange dream

What word does Major us to address the animals in the barn?

• "Friends"

• "Family"

• "Clergy"

• "Comrades"