Animal Farm Characters

Animal Farm Characters

CHARACTERS | STRENGTHS | WEAKNESSES |
Napoleon | Large and fierce looking boar.Ruled With An Iron Fist * Ordered the dogs to chase Snowball from the farm so he could rule alone. | Not a good speakerUsed to getting his wayChanges rules to benefit himself. * Changes the commandments to allow drinking and more human-like behavior. |
Snowball | Good leader.Good speakerMore intelligent than Napoleon.Wants to improve conditions at the farm. * Lead the animals in the rebellion against Jones to become free. * | Not as strong as Napoleon Young and inexperienced in dealing with Napoleon. * eventually exiled by Napoleon. |
Boxer | Very large and strong.Strong work ethicVery loyal * "I will work harder." "Napoleon is always right." * | Not very intelligent.Gullible.Used by those in power. * Napoleon sells Boxer to a glue company for money to buy whiskey. |
Benjamin | Oldest and wisest animal on the farm.Only animal aside from the pigs that can read. * Reads the sign on the side of the truck taking Boxer away. * | Stubborn and crotchety. Cynical and apathetic.Thinks nothing ever changes. * Refuses to be excited about the rebellion. |
Squealer | Great speaker. Good at arguing and convincing others. * The other pigs say Squealer could "turn black into white" | Lies to and manipulates others. * Squeaker is the mouthpiece of Napoleon. He uses the animals' gullibility to his advantage in rewriting history and telling lies. |
Sheep | Very loyal. * Constantly repeating "four legs good, two legs bad!", which later changed to "four legs good, two legs better!" | Not very intelligent.Blind followers. * Did not question the change in the commandment. Blindly following the leadership without stopping to think about what they are doing. |
The Dogs | Very loyal.Fierce. Elitist. * Only animals other than pigs allowed special privileges. | Ruthless and violent. * Acted as executioners - tearing open the throats of any animals believed...

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