snowball and napoleon were the pigs' names in animal farm.
snowball and napoleon were the pigs' names in animal farm.
what were the pigs names in animal farm?
snowball and napoleon
the poorly-run manor farm near willingdon, england, is ripened for rebellion from its animal populace by neglect at the hands of the irresponsible and alcoholic farmer mr. jones. one night, the exalted boar old major organizes a meeting, at which he calls for the overthrow of humans and teaches the animals a revolutionary song called "beasts of england". when old major dies, two young pigs, snowball and napoleon, assume command and stage a revolt, driving mr. jones off the farm and renaming the property "animal farm". they adopt the seven commandments of animalism, the most important of which is, "all animals are equal". the decree is painted in large letters on one side of the barn. snowball teaches the animals to read and write, while napoleon educates young puppies on the principles of animalism. food is plentiful, and the farm runs smoothly. the pigs elevate themselves to positions of leadership and set aside special food items, ostensibly for their personal health. following an unsuccessful attempt by mr. jones and his associates to retake the farm (later dubbed the "battle of the cowshed"), snowball announces his plans to modernize the farm by building a windmill. napoleon has his dogs chase snowball away and he declares himself leader.
animal farm
pilkington is based on winston churchill and franklin delano roosevelt. mr pilkington has a larger but more unkempt farm, and is on bad terms with mr frederick of pinchfield farm. frederick's farm is adjacent to animal farm on the opposite side, to which animal farm acts as a buffer zone, sandwiched between pinchfield and foxwood. frederick is in ways the antithesis of pilkington; he is comparatively poorer and has less land than pilkington; however pinchfield is more efficiently run and more productive than foxwood. despite the bickering between frederick and pilkington, there are two factors both respectfully agree upon: they are frightened of the animal revolution that deposed mr jones, the original owner, fearing that their own animals may stage similar revolutions on their farmsteads, and both continue to call "animal farm" by its original name of "manor farm", as they believe the name "animal farm" is an unofficial endorsement of the animal revolution. mr pilkington at first offered to buy napoleon's pile of surplus timber, but the timber is also sought after by mr. frederick, which napoleon instigates the trade war by spreading messages of "death to pilkington". napoleon plays both sides by feigning friendship with pilkington to get frederick to pay a higher price for the timber. through napoleon's human aide mr. whymper, napoleon furiously learns that frederick got the timber for free as he paid in counterfeit money. napoleon orders the slogan "death to pilkington" changed to "death to frederick". immediately after the bum deal, frederick and his men invade animal farm, killing many animals and ultimately destroying the windmill with blasting powder. napoleon parlays his new "death to frederick" slogan into an attempt to rebuild relations with pilkington by sending a message for aid against a common enemy, but this proves too little too late as the "death to pilkington" slogans are recent memory, and napoleon gets a sole response from pilkington which reads "serves you right".
pilkington (animal farm)