Characters of Animal Farm

Mr Jones- He was the owner of Manor Farm, up until the animals took over and recalled it Animal Farm
Old Major-Is a white boar, who is looked up to from the other animals. He died.
Snowball-He is smart and is one of the leaders of the revolution.
Napoleon- He is interested in power. He is also one of the leaders.
Squealer-He convinces all animals to follow Napoleon.
The dogs-They use fear to get the other animals to work.
Moses-He is a raven and he told the other animals about Sugar Candy Mountain(heaven)
Mollie- She loves ribbons and she likes her beauty and self. She doesn't really care much for the Animal Farm.
Boxer-Horse. He believes in animal farm.
Clover- a female horse who always accuses the pigs of disobeying the commandments.
Benjamin- Refuses to feel inspired by the rebellion like the other animals.
Mrs. Jones- She snuck her and herself out during the rebellion.
Minimus- He composes a patriotic song for Napoleon, to replace 'Beasts of England'
Muriel- She is a white goat who reads the best and is always called on to read the amendments.
Mr. Pilkington- He is a neighbor to Mr. Jones and runs the farm Foxwood.
Sheep- They sheep are a group, therefore don't have any individual names. They are taught to bleat the latest slogan for hours at a time
Mr. Whymper- He negotiations between the pigs and the outside world (Humans)

George Orwell

(1903-1950)-pseudonym of Eric Arthur Blair

George Orwell is a Political Author, Journalist, Essayist, Critic and English novelist. He wrote ANIMAL FARM in 1945 and NINETEEN EIGHT-FOUR in 1949. He was born in Motihari, Bengal, India. George was the second child of Richard Walmesley Blair and Ida Mabel Limonzin. In 1904, he moved with his mother and sister to England and he then attended Eton. In college periodicals was where his first writings were published. Also, he attended St Cyprian's Preparatory School in Easbourne. This was a bitter and unhappy time for Orwell becasue his book SUCH, SUCH WERE THE JOYS wasnt published until 1968 because of fear of libel action.

When Orwell was 17, he experienced as an "amateur tramp" in Plymouth, where he was stranded without much money. He later went to Burma t0 serve in the Indian Imperial Police (1922-27) as an assistant superintendent because he failed to recive a scholarship to university. Orwell's dislike of imperial rule led to the book SHOOTING AN ELEPHANT (1950)

George Orwell returned to where his aunt lived in England and ended up living as a tramp and beggar (1928-29). Material for DOWN AND OUT IN PARIS AND LONDON (1933) was inspired by his time in poverty.

During world war 2, Orwell served as a sergent in the home guard and worked for the BBC as a journalist (1943-1945).

Orwell lived mostly on the remote island of Jura, in the western isles of Scotland. He had adopted a boy. His wife then died in 1945, but in 1949 he married a lady named Sonia Brownell. Sadly their marriage only lasted 3 months before Orwell died from tuberculosis in London University Hospital on January 21, 1950.(Soon after the publication of NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR)