Active Reading , Animal Farm Chapters 1-4

Character - Characteristics / Actions / Purpose

Old Major - gets the revolution started; inspires hope for real change

Napoleon - leads the rebellion with Snowball, takes over the farm over time and adopt human vices

Snowball - one of the rebellion's most valuable leader and has good ideas, but was later expelled from the farm by Napoleon.

Squealer - Napoleon's mouthpiece; helps convince the animals that what Napoleon doing is right, using his speaking talent and actions

Boxer - hardworking, thinks that hard work will solve all the problems; a little dim-witted.

Clover - very motherly, treating all the animals well and caring for them, cares for Boxer a lot and sometimes question Napoleon's decisions

Benjamin - pessimistic and cynical

Dogs/puppies - raised by Napoleon since young and become Napoleon's guard dogs; are used by Napoleon to get his way

Mr Jones - often drunk and maltreats animals, but was later overthrown and kicked out of the farm by the animals