![]() ![]() When Jones and his men try to whip them into submission, the animals run them off the farm. ![]() They are so hungry that they break into the store-shed. Jones passes out drunk, creating the perfect opportunity for the animals to rebel. Old Major dies soon after the meeting and the other animals prepare for the Rebellion under Snowball, Napoleon, and Squealer’s leadership. Old Major tells the animals that human beings are the sole reason that “No animal in England is free” and that “The life of an animal is misery and slavery.” Therefore the animals must take charge of their destiny by overthrowing Man in a great Rebellion. He announces that he may die soon and relates to them the insights he has gathered in his life. Old Major calls a meeting of all the animals in the big barn. ![]() The narrator describes things as the animals perceive them. Orwell employs a third-person narrator, who reports events without commenting on them directly. Animal Farm is a satirical fable set on Manor Farm, a typical English farm. ![]()
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