• irresponsible to his animals (lets them starve)
• sometimes cruel - beats them with whip
• sometimes kind - mixes milk in animal mash

• invented Communism
• "workers of the world unite", take over gov't
• dies before Russian Revolution

• taught Animalism
• workers do the work, rich keep the $, animals revolt
• dies before revolution

• same
• all people equal
• gov't owns everything, people own gov't

• no owners, no rich, but no poor
• workers get a better life, all animals equal
• everyone owns the farm

• other leader of "October Revolution"
• pure communist, followed Marx
• wanted to improve life for all in Russia
• chased away by Lenin's KGB (Lenin's secret police)

• young, smart, good speaker, idealistic
• really wants to make life better for all
• one of leaders of revolution
• chased away into exile by Napoleon's dogs

• not a good speaker, not educated like Trotsky
• same as Napoleon, didn't follow Marx's ideas
• cared for power, killed all that opposed him
• used KGB, allowed church, and propagandized

• worked for Stalin to support his image
• used any lie to convince the people to follow Stalin
• benefited from the fact that education was controlled

• big mouth, talks a lot
• convinces animals to believe and follow Napoleon
• Changes and manipulates the commandments

• not really police, but forced support for Stalin
• used force, often killed entire families for disobedience
• totally loyal, part of Lenin's power, even over army

Dogs

• a private army that used fear to force animals to work
• killed or intimidated any opponent of Napoleon
• another part of Napoleon's strategy to control animals

• Marx said "Opiate of the people" a lie
• used to make people not complain and do their work
• Religion was tolerared because people would work
• Stalin knew religion would stop violent revolutions

Moses the Raven

• tells animals about SugarCandy mountain - Heaven
• animals can go there if they work hard
• Snowball and Major were against him
• they though Heaven was a lie to make animals work
• Napoleon let him stay because he taught animals to
• work and not complain

• some people didn't care about revolution
• only though about themselves
• went to other countries that offered more for them

• was vain - loved her beauty and self
• didn't think about the animal farm
• went with anyone who gave her what she wanted

• people believed Stalin because he was "Communist"
• many stayed loyal after it was obvious Stalin a tyrant
• betrayed by Stalin who ignored and killed them

• strong, hard working horse, believes in Animal Farm
• "Napoleon is always right", "I must work harder"
• gives his all, is betrayed by Napoleon, who sells him

• weren't sure revolution would change anything
• realized that a crazy leader can call himself communist
• knew that communism wouldn't work with power
• hungry leaders

• old, wise donkey who is suspicious of revolution
• thinks "nothing ever changes", is right
• his suspicions are true, about Boxer and sign changes

• it was supposed to make life better for all
• life was worse at the end
• The leaders became the same as, or worse than,
• the other farmers (humans) they rebelled against