Animal Farm Second Half

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Animal Farm Final Quarter

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Sarai Stevens 　
 
Characters Introduced


Snowball is a pig on the farm who teaches the others how to read before being driven off the farm by the power of his own brother. Snowball is a round character. 
Mr. Jones was the farmer who was a drunk, disrespectful man. He is a static and flat character.

Napoleon is a pig who is witty and knows how to use his brains to his own advantage and power. Although we still do not know his thoughts or feelings, making him a flat character. 

Squealer is a pig who is on Napoleons side. He is a flat character. 

Old Major was a pig and leader of the farm who gave the other animals the idea of the rebellion. 

Benjamin is a donkey who is intelligent from the looks of things but also quiet and grumpy. Flat character. 

Boxer is a hard working horse who pushes himself for the success of the Farm. He is a flat character.

Moses is a raven who lies to the animals of a Mountain made of sugar. Moses is a flat character. 

Mollie is a pampered mare who is also a flat character. 

Muriel is the white goat on the farm. Muriel is a flat character. 

Clover is one of the horses. She is a flat character. 

Mr. Frederick/Mr. Pilkington/Mr. Whymper all are the farms neighbors. They are all flat characters. 

Jessie & Pincher & Bluebell are the three dogs that were taken away from their mom at birth by Napoleon. They are also flat Characters. 

Minimus is a poet who writes works that speak highly of Napoleon. Flat Character.
　



Person Vs. Others Conflict



Synopsis

-Starvation stares the animals in the face but to avoid news spreading Napoleon pretends they are doing better than okay when Mr. Whymper comes around.
 

- The farms neighbors say that Snowball did not ruin the windmill but that it was too weak. The animals don't agree but still rebuild the walls twice as thick.


-Napoleon says the hens need to sacrifice their eggs for the well being of the farm but they rebel. Napoleon says that any animal that feed the hens will be put to death and the hens (in fewer numbers) finally give in.


-Boxer speaks openly of how he does not believe Snowball was a traitor from the start as Squealer says until Squealer says that Napoleon also says Snowball was a spy and traitor from the start. When Boxer hears this he agrees since "Napoleon is always right".


-Napoleon makes animals confess their sins and those who do get their throats ripped out. Many animals died but before they did they said that Snowball influenced them to sin.


-The song "Beast's of England" is banned because it is "no longer necessary now that they are stable".


-Mr. Frederick buys the timber from Animal Farm but gives Napoleon fake cash.


-Mr. Fredrick and his men attack Animal Farm and blow up the windmill by planting dynamite at the base of the structure. Animal Farm wins although some animals die and boxer is badly injured.


-A school house is built for the education of Napoleons offspring.


-Boxer collapses and is taken away in a cart that reads "Glue maker" on the side from a slaughter house although the pigs reassure the animals that he was going to the hospital but the hospital failed to save him.


-The pigs begin to walk around on two legs and Napoleon wears clothes, smokes a pipe and plays cards with the other farmers. The animals can no longer tell man from pig. "Animal Farm" gets renamed back to "Manor Farm".　



Setting 

The setting of "Animal Farm" is on a country farm in England. The animals tend to the fields and there is mention of a lake. The story dates back to the 1930's right around the Second World War. They are totally secluded on the country side away from any known cities, and make their own community. 

 

Notables of the authors writing and Point of view 

George Orwell doesn't use much detail but states things more like a story line than a story itself. The point of view in the story is third person. The narrator tells the story the way things are without personal thoughts or feelings attached. The story is left for the reader’s personal view and opinion on the occurring events. Making it almost an omniscient point of view. 

 

Statement of Themes 

The theme in the second half of "Animal Farm" by George Orwell is about the abuse of power. Power can do ugly things to a person, or pig for that matter. Napoleon is infatuated with his own power and becomes more and more like a human until the animals cannot tell the difference between man and pig. Napoleon uses his power to bend the rules so that his actions are excepted and he can continue to be the monster he is without any interference.