ANIMAL FARM: KEY CHARACTER QUOTATIONS

SNOWBALL NAPOLEON BOXER SQUEALER BENJAMIN JONES

‘Snowball conjured up pictures of ‘A large, rather fierce-looking Berkshire ‘Boxer could not get beyond the letter ‘The others said of Squealer that he ‘He seldom talked, and when he did, it ‘Mr Jones, of the Manor Farm, had
fantastic machines which would do boar, not much of a talker, but with a D.’ could turn black into white.’ was usually to make some cynical locked the hen-houses for the night but
their work for them’ reputation for getting his own way.’ remark.’ was too drunk to remember to shut the
popholes.’

‘Snowball's eloquence had carried ‘Napoleon took them away from their ‘His answer to every problem, every ‘It is for your sake that we drink that
‘Old Benjamin, the donkey, seemed ‘As for the dogs, when they grow old
them away. In glowing sentences he mothers, saying that he would make setback, was "I will work harder!"’ milk and eat those apples.’ quite unchanged since the Rebellion. and toothless, Jones ties a brick round
painted a picture of Animal Farm as it himself responsible for their He did his work in the same slow their necks and drowns them in the
might be.’ education.’ obstinate way.’ nearest pond.’
‘organising the other animals into what ‘suddenly he lifted his leg, urinated ‘having once accepted the pigs as their ‘Do you know what would happen if we ‘Windmill or no windmill, he said, life ‘Most of this time Mr. Jones had spent
he called Animal Committees. He was over the [windmill] plans’ teachers, they absorbed everything pigs failed in our duty? Jones would would go on as it had always gone on-- sitting in the taproom of the Red Lion
indefatigable at this. that they were told’ come back! Yes, Jones would come that is, badly’ complaining to anyone who would
back!’ listen of the monstrous injustice’
‘War is war. The only good human ‘they wagged their tails to him in the ‘He seemed more like three horses ‘Squealer, who had unaccountably ‘Old Benjamin refused to grow ‘Surely comrades you do not want
being is a dead one.’ same way as the other dogs had been than one; there were days when the been absent during the fighting.’ enthusiastic about the windmill’ Jones back?’
used to do to Mr. Jones.’ entire work of the farm seemed to rest
on his mighty shoulders.’
‘studied an old book of Julius Caesar's ‘The dogs promptly tore their throats ‘He adopted the maxim, "Napoleon is ‘Squealer's lists of figures, which ‘None of the animals could form any
campaigns’ out, and in a terrible voice Napoleon
demanded whether any other animal
always right," in addition to his private
motto of "I will work harder."’
demonstrated that everything was
getting better and better.’
idea as to what this meant, except old
Benjamin, who nodded his muzzle with
MOLLIE
had anything to confess.’ a knowing air, and seemed to
understand, but would say nothing.’
‘The pellets scored bloody streaks ‘Napoleon ended his speech with a ‘To see him toiling up the slope inch by ‘ "Tactics, comrades, tactics!" skipping ‘Benjamin warned him to take care of "And shall I still be allowed to wear
along Snowball’s back.’ reminder of Boxer's two favourite inch...filled everyone with admiration.’ round and whisking his tail.’ his health, but Boxer paid no ribbons in my mane?" asked Mollie.
maxims, "I will work harder" and attention.’
"Comrade Napoleon is always right"’

‘Sprang from his place just in time to ‘Napoleon was now a mature boar of "I have no wish to take life, not even ‘Squealer asked them shrewdly, "Are ‘"Fools! Fools!" shouted Benjamin, Mollie refused to learn any but the six
escape their snapping jaws.’ twenty-four stone.’ human life," repeated Boxer, and his you certain that this is not something prancing round them and stamping the letters which spelt her own name.
eyes were full of tears. that you have dreamed, comrades?” earth with his small hoofs. "Fools! Do
you not see what is written on the side
of that van?’
‘Snowball was in league with Jones ‘Napoleon announced work on Sunday ‘I would not have believed that such ‘Squealer described the scene so ‘Hunger, hardship, and disappointment
from the very start! afternoons was strictly voluntary, but
any animal who absented himself from
things would happen on our farm. It
must be due to some fault in ourselves’
graphically, it seemed to the animals
that they did remember it.’
being, the unalterable law of life.’
MOSES
it would have his rations reduced by
half.’
‘Snowball were some kind of invisible ‘Napoleon himself, majestically upright, ‘striking out with his great iron-shod ‘lifting his trotter and wiping away a "Donkeys live a long time. None of you ‘He claimed to know of the existence of
influence’ casting haughty glances from side to hoofs like a stallion.’ tear. "I was at his bedside at the very has ever seen a dead donkey," a mysterious country called Sugarcandy
side’ last.’ Mountain, to which all animals went
when they died.’

‘Snowball’s secret agents are lurking ‘Napoleon and Mr. Pilkington had each ‘His strength had left him and in a few ‘Squealer was so fat that he could with ‘Benjamin was the oldest animal on the ‘[the pigs] allowed him to remain on
among us!’ played an ace of spades moments the sound of drumming difficulty see out of his eyes.’ farm’ the farm, not working, with an
simultaneously.’ hoofs grew fainter and died away’ allowance of a gill of beer a day.’