1. Animal Farm By Mr. Murray

2. Farmer Jones A drunk and a poor farmer, his cruelty towards the farm animals inspires their rebellion

3. Snowball A clever pig with a head for ideas, he becomes one of the main leaders of Animal Farm and the author of its central commandments.

4. Napoleon A pig with a gift for techniques of control, he establishes most of the Farm’s rules and eventually becomes its sole leader.

5. Old Major An elderly show pig whose instruction to the animals about "animalism" becomes the philosophical basis for the creation of Animal Farm.

6. Squealer A pig with the ability to make any idea sound reasonable, he is Napoleon's side-kick and is in charge of communicating to the animals.

7. Boxer A strong and hard- working carthorse, he shows tremendous faith in the rebellion and its leaders.

8. Jessie The farm's sheepdog, she keeps tabs on the pigs and is among the first to suspect that something is wrong at Animal Farm.

9. Moses A raven with strong feelings of loyalty to Jones, he tells the animals that their reward awaits them at the "Sugar Candy Mountain."

10. Other characters Pilkington- Jones' neighbor, he finds a way to profit from Animal Farm by forming an alliance with the pigs. Muriel - A goat who believes in the rebellion, she watches as Animal Farm slips away from its founding principles. Mollie-One of the farms horses, she resists the animal rebellion because she doesn't want to give up the petting and treats she receives from humans.

11. Other characters Benjamin - The most cynical of all the animals, the farm's donkey doubts the leadership of the pigs but is faithfully devoted to Boxer. The Sheep - Not tremendously clever, the sheep remind themselves of the principles of animalism by chanting "four legs good, two legs bad."

12. Works Cites Turner Learning http://www.turnerlearning.com/tntlearn ing/animalfarm/afchars.html#squealer 4/28/03 http://www.turnerlearning.com/tntlearn ing/animalfarm/afchars.html#squealer