Animal Farm

Animal Farm

1. Chapters 1-3

   • The Revolution
     • Old Major calls the animals to a meeting.
     • He tells the animals living in harmony and working only fo themselves
     • Major dies, but when Jones forgets to feed the animals, the pigs lead a rebellion against him and chase him off the farm
     • After the revolution, Snowball and Napoleon take charge and turn Major's vision into animalism.
     • They draw up seven commandments to guide the animals
     • The next harvest is incredibly successful. It's hard going but all the animals work together
     • The pigs steal the cows' milk and the apples to keep for themselves. They explain that they need the food because they're the brains on the farm

2. Chapters 4-5

   • Conflict on the Farm
     • News of the animals' successful revolution spreads to neighbouring farms owned by Fredrick and Pilkington. They help Jones to recapture his farm
     • The humans attack and Snowball bravely leads the animals to a victory at the Battle of The Cowshed.
     • Snowball and Napoleon disagree over everything and tensions run high. Snowball wants to build a windmill but Napoleon urinates on the plans
     • At the final windmill debate, Napoleon sets his dogs on Snowball and he's chased off the farm.
     • Napoleon announces that he's going to build the windmill after all

3. Chapters 6-8

   • Napoleon's New Regime
     • The animals work harder and eat less under Napoleon.
     • Napoleon starts ignoring the principles of Animalism, trading with humans and sleeping in the farmhouse beds.
     • Squealer changes the commandments to suit the pigs' needs
     • When the completed windmill falls down in a storm, Napoleon blames it on Snowball.
     • The farm has a bad harvest. Napoleon tells the hens that he's going to sell their eggs to raise some money-when they refuse, he starves them until they give in. To prevent further rebellion, Napoleon forces many animals to confess that they're working with snowball, then he executes them.

4. Chapters 9-10

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