| Mr. Jones, a farmer, is a tyrant to his animals. He is overthrown by his animals. The pigs on the farm take over, and put forward seven rules. The animals face the trials and tribulations of running a farm. The pigs turn out to be Mr. Jones' themselves, breaking the rules, such as no animal can sleep in a bed, or no animal can drink alcohol, or all animals are equal. They put forward the maxim, ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL, BUT SOME ARE MORE ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS. The pigs break the law saying, No animal can kill another. The pigs are tyrants, yet seem to be tolerated, because every time they are opposed, they either, kill the opposition, or they ask the question, "Do you want Jones to come back?" and follow it up with, "If we weren't doing such-and-such, Jones would come back." This always silences the animals. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - humorous Time/era of story - 1930's-1950's Political/social activism Yes Plotlet: Animal story Yes Kind of animal: Is this an adult or child's book? - Age 11-14 Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - long lived adults Unusual characteristics: Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 () Farm/Ranch? Yes Farm/Ranch: - farm - lot of descript of animal care Writing Style Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript |
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