Animal Farm Characters Flashcards
Adjectives to describe Boxer
Hard working, strong, loyal, caring, brave
significant Boxer moments
Fighting of the dogs
Working till he collapsed and is sold to the knackers
He fought bravely at the battle of the cow shed
He is a vital part of the harvest and revolution
5 significant Boxer quotes
‘Napoleon is always right.’
‘I will work harder.’
‘To see him toiling up the slope inch by inch, his breath coming fast, the tips of his hoofs clawing at the ground, and his great sides matted with sweat, filled everyone with admiration.’
‘I have no wish to take life, not even human life, repeated Boxer, and his eyes were full of tears.’
‘Forward, comrades! Forward in the name of the Rebellion. Long live Animal Farm!’
5 adjectives to describe Napoleon
Fierce, tyrant, threatening, hypocritical, brutal
Significant Napoleon Moments
Taking puppies to raise as body guards.
Expelling Snowball.
Uses Squealer to control the animals.
Sends Boxer to the knackers.
Sleeps in the farm house.
Napoleon Quotes
Napoleon rarely appeared in public but spent all his time in the farmhouse, which was guarded at each door by fierce-looking dogs. (Shows how separate he was to the idea of untidiness animalism was founded on)
Napoleon had denounced such ideas as contrary to the spirit of Animalism. The truest happiness, he said, lay in working hard and living frugally
Napoleon ‘seemed to be biding his time`
Napoleon acted swiftly and ruthlessly
He is a ‘fierce-looking’ board with ‘a reputation for getting his own way
Adjectives to describe Squealer
Cleaver, good speaker, manipulator, persuader, nimble, twinkling eyes,
Significant Squealer Moments
Changing the laws of animalism
Confuses and persuades the animals into doubt their own memories and believe Napoleon
Uses his words and Napoleons guard dogs to intimidate the animals
Makes up statistics to try and get the animals to think that living under napoleon is good.
Squealer Quotes
He could turn black into white
Brilliant talker
No one believes more firmly than Comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal… But sometimes you might make the wrong decisions comrades, and then where would we be?
Squealer, temporarily stunned, was sprawling beside it, and near at hand there lay a lantern, a paint-brush and an overturned pot of white paint.
Adjectives to describe Snowball
Intelligent, animated, brave fighter, inventive,
Significant snowball moments
Promotes the revolution and helps teach the animals new skills
Fought bravely in the battle of the cowshed
Supported Napoleon taking the apples
Created the idea and designed the windmill.
