Plot summary

Plot summary

1. Chapter 1

   • Major, the most 'highly regarded' animal on manor farm, tells the other animals about a dream , in which animals live free from slavery and exploitation
   • Major's speech inspires animals to rebel against mankind and create their own society, based on his ideas of equality and freedom

2. Chapter 2 and 3

   • Mr Jones driven out of farm
   • Farm renamed Animal farm
   • Seven commandments written on barn wall by snowball
     • Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy.
     • Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend.
     • No animal shall wear clothes.
     • No animal shall sleep in a bed
     • No animal shall drink alcohol
     • No animal shall kill any other animal
     • All animals are equal
   • Animals discover pigs haven taken all the milk and apples
   • Animals work hard to get the harvest in
   • Snowball teaches the animals to read and write
   • Napoleon takes puppies away to be educated in private
   • Squealer tells animals that the pigs have taken milk+apples for everyone's benefit

3. Chapter 4 and 5

   • Animals try to spread revolutionary ideas across countryside
   • Neighbouring farmers - Mr Fredrick + Mr Pilkington = frightened of revolution so help Mr Jones attack animals farm
   • Snowball leads animals to victory in Battle of the Cowshed
   • Mollie vanishes from the farm
   • Conflict between Napoleon and Snowball increases
   • Snowball attacked by Napoloen's dogs and driven off farm for disgareeing about the building of the windmill
   • Napoleon tells animals there will be not more debates and the pigs will make the decisions

4. Chapter 6 and 7

5. Chapter 8 and 9

6. Chapter 10