1. Animal Farm: Characters
Haag/Marcason

2. Napoleon: Cheat Sheet Large black and white boar
Doesn’t talk much but very persuasive
Overthrows snowball
Takes over Animal Farm

3. Napoleon
Napoleon is one of the more powerful pigs from the beginning of the Rebellion
He and Snowball debate the most and never agree on anything that should happen in regards to the farm
The only thing they DID agree on was that pigs should get the milk and apples “to keep them healthy”
Napoleon lies, uses propaganda, and fear to control the other animals

4. Napoleon’s Changes No Sunday meeting/debates
Pigs live in the farm house
Animals can sleep on beds without sheets
Animals shouldn’t drink alcohol to excess
Animals can kill other animals if they have cause
Trading with humans but only for things they cannot produce on the farm like nails
Animals who walk on two legs are better
Starts wearing clothes and smoking from a pipe – he also wears a bowler hat
Banned The Beasts of England song

5. Snowball: Cheat Sheet The leader of the Rebellion
Truly believes in Animalism
Teaches Animalism to the other aniamls
Is run off the farm by Napoleon’s dogs

6. Snowball
Snowball and Napoleon bumped heads right from the beginning of the Rebellion once Mr. Jones was gone
Snowball wanted to build a windmill to help increase production
Overall goal was to have shortened work weeks and more food for everyone
Napoleon did not want this because if the animals had more free time they would be harder to control
Napoleon makes Snowball a scapegoat for all the bad things that happen on Animal Farm even though Snowball never returns to the farm once he is run off.

7. Napoleon’s Lies About Snowball
He is working for Mr. Jones
He is hiding on Fredrick’s farm
He is hiding on Pilkington’s farm
He destroyed the first windmill
He sneaks onto the farm to steal milk, food, and other supplies
He sabotages the farm by causing mischief at night
He never fought for Animal Farm
He never received a medal of honor
He has spies living on the farm

8. Squealer Napoleon’s right hand man pig
Spreads the propaganda and lies to the other animals
Is responsible for writing the commandments

9. Squealer
Squealer works closely with Napoleon and benefits from this relationship
He tells dramatic lies to convince the animals that Napoleon is taking care of them
Cries when he announced that Boxer died at the “vet”
Announces fake production increases to motivate animals
Changes the Commandments at night when the other animals are sleep
Then convinces them that they didn’t remember the rule correctly
Helps spread lies and rumors about Snowball

10. Boxer: Cheat Sheet Strongest animal on the farm
Other animals looked up to him
Was not very intelligent, but dedicated worker
“I will work harder”
“Napoleon is always right”

11. Boxer
Boxer strongly believes in Animalism which motivates him to work as hard as he can
He consistently wakes up earlier than the other animals to do extra work by himself
Other animals look up to him as inspiration to work harder which is why he is a threat to Napoleon
Towards the end of the book Boxer does start to question Napoleon but ends up believing the propaganda he is told
Boxer is betrayed by Napoleon in the end
Boxer is weak from being underfed and overworked. He collapses while working on his own.
Napoleon promises the other animals that he is sending Boxer to a vet to help him recover and he will receive the best care imaginable
When the van comes to pick him up Benjamin says the van as “Horse Slaughterer” written on the truck

12. Clover Mare (female horse) on the farm
Works closely with Boxer and Benjamin
Questions what Napoleon says
Has Muriel read the Commandments when she thinks Napoleon/Squealer is lying

13. Benjamin Old donkey that lives on the farm
Knows from the beginning that life goes in circles – think of how the book ends
Does not want to get involved by reading the commandments to the other animals
Works closely with Boxer and Clover but doesn’t push himself

14. Mollie Pretty white horse
Reluctantly follows the new rules after the Rebellion
Does not work as hard as the other animals
Is selfish and shallow
Runs away from the farm to become a carriage horse

15. The Sheep
Are not smart and follow whatever Squealer and Napoleon tell them to do
“Four legs good, two legs bad”
Four legs good, two legs better”

16. Moses Preaches to the other animals about Sugarcandy Mountain
Says if they work hard and are loyal they will reach Sugarcandy Mountain when they pass away

17. Old Major The creator of Animalism
In the first chapter preaches about how evil and selfish man is
Teaches the animals The Beasts of England song to motivate them to rebel
Dies in his sleep in the beginning of the book and never actually sees the Rebellion take place