Napoleon uses the dogs to kill any animal that does not agree with him, while a pig called Squealer keeps telling the animals that everything is fine and they should support Napoleon. He takes control and rules the farm by himself (as a dictator). When the dogs are fully grown, he uses them to chase Snowball off the farm. Napoleon trains nine puppies, who grow into vicious dogs who will serve him. Snowball announces plans to build a windmill, but Napoleon disagrees. Snowball and Napoleon fall out with each other, as they have different ideas for how Animal Farm should be led. Mr Jones and his friends attack the farm to try to take it back, but in the 'Battle of the Cowshed' the animals drive them away. “Four legs good, two legs bad” becomes a popular chant for the sheep. They write seven commandments, with the most important being 'All animals are equal'. They decide the farm will now be ruled only by animals, calling the system 'animalism'. They are led by Snowball and Napoleon.Ībout three months later, the animals revolt against Mr Jones and take over the farm. The pigs, who are the most intelligent animals, begin planning a rebellion. The animals are very keen about the idea. Old Major makes a speech, calling for animals to rise up against their farmers. One day, the animals gather at a meeting to listen to Old Major, a wise old pig.

Manor Farm is run by Mr Jones, a cruel and drunken farmer. It won a Retrospective Hugo Award in 1996, and is included in the Great Books of the Western World selection. it also featured at number 31 on the Modern Library List of Best 20th-Century Novels. Time magazine chose the book as one of the 100 best English-language novels (1923 to 2005). Animal Farm is one of Orwell's two best-known books (the other is Nineteen Eighty-Four) and is widely viewed as a classic.

Although rejected by several publishers, when published it became a best-seller.

Animal farm by george orwell