ANIMAL FARMGEORGE ORWELL

CHAPTER 2

Animal Farm• George Orwell, June 25 1903 –

January 21 1950.• Written in 1945.• Based on political condition of Soviet

Union.• Animated film in 1954.• Movie in 1999.

Background• Mr. Jones Farm.• Dream of Major.• Unkind human beings.

Major Dead

3 nights later, Major died. He was buried at the foot of Orchard.

Secret Activities• A new way to see life.• Pigs took charge and place of Major.• Napoleon with snowball and Squealer

elaborated majors teachings into a system of thought.

3 Pigs• Napoleon: the only berkshire boar in

the farm. Not much of a talker, but with reputation of getting his own way.

• Snowball: a vivacious pig, quicker in speech than Napoleon.

• Squealer: A porker, with excellent speaking skills.

Animalism

• Several nights later, the three pigs called on a secret meeting.

• They elaborated the idea of animalism.• They had to explain the need and importance

of animalism to many animals.

Mollie a spy of the Master• Mollie was one of the most favorite pets of Mr Jones• Mollie was unconvinced of ‘‘Animalism’’ – the resistance movement

against tyranny of man

• The Delusion of ‘‘Sugarcandy Mountain’’• Sugarcandy Mountain is a place where animals would go once they

are dead – this belief was being propagated by Mollie • In other words, Mollie was using these lies to sabotage the

resistance movement

Boxer and Clover – The Faithful Disciples

• Both of them were cart-horses• They were highly inclined towards• Animalism and supported the arguments

raised by the pigs• They were also actively involved in spreading

the message of resistance

Boxer Clover

Failures of the Master

• Rebellion was achieved more easily because Mr Jones was no more capable

• He lost money in a law suit• He was drinking more than he should

• He could no longer monitor the workers on the farm

• Farm was being mismanaged.• Mr Jones went to Willingdon on Midsummer’s

eve• He came back Sunday and slept

The Day of Triumph

• Animals were not fed by his men during this time

• Animals could no longer tolerate this tyranny • They rebelled next morning

• The animals were being whipped by the men

• Animals kicked and butted the men• Soon the situation went out of control for

the men and they flew seeing this sudden and unprecedented uprising

• Rebellion was successful• Jones and his men were expelled• The farm now belonged to Animals• It was ` now

• For the first few minutes the animals could hardly believe in their good fortune.

• They gallop in a body right round the boundris of the farm to make sure that no human being was hiding anywhere upon it.

• Then they came back to the farm building to eradicate the last traces of Jones’s hated reign.

• The harness room was broken up;the bits,the nose rings,the dog chains, and the cruel knives were all thrown down the well.

• And the reins,the halters,the blinkers,the degrading nosebags and the whips were thrown on to the rubbish fire.

• All the animals were jumping with happiness when they saw the whips going up in flames.

• Ribbons and hats were also flung on to the fire because according to snowball these things were considered as clothes and all animals should go naked.

• In a few moments they had destroyed everything that could remind them of MR.Jones.

• After this Napoleon led them to the store-shed and served out a double ration corn to everybody with two biscuits for each dog.

• Then they sang “Beasts of England and slept as they had never slept before.

• Next day they woke at dawn and raced out into the pasture together.

• They enjoyed the clear morning light the top of a hill.They gambolled round and round with excitement.

Joy of freedom.

• All animals were happy.• They rolled in in dew and cropped their mouths with

sweet grass.• They surveyed the plough land, the hay field, the

orchard, the pool and the spinney. They happy like never before.

• Then they came back to the farm building.

Ownership of farmhouse

• Snowball ,Napoleon and other animals entered the farmhouse.

• Amazed by the inside beauty and luxury.• Mollie took a piece of blue cloth form dressing.

Ownership of farmhouse

• Entry in the kitchen.• Ham hanging in the kitchen.• Farmhouse as a museum.

Animalism

Animal Farm

lawsMilking Cows

PIGS COULD READ AND WRITE

Title of animal farm• Snowball replaced the title by

ANIMAL FARM in place of Manor Farm.

• On the five-barred Gate

commandements• Snowball and Napoleon went to

farm building• Set a ladder against wall of big

Barn• Snowball climbed up and wrote

seven unalterable laws:

commandements

AgREEMENT• Neatly written by snowball• Friend was written friend• All the spellings were correct• Snowball read it aloud• All the animals nodded in agreement

Milk the cows• Three cows had not been milked

since 24 hours• pigs milked the cows

successfully • Trotters were well adopted to

this task• Five buckets of creamy milk• Everyone was curious about the

milk

HAY-HARVEST• Animal trooped down to hayfield• When they came back in evening,

milk was disappeared…………………………!!! ???????