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Animal Farm Character Analysis

Use the original novel if you have read it. This worksheet also includes a self-contained fictional case file inspired by Animal Farm’s themes, so you can analyze character choices without relying on a missing passage. Support each interpretation with details from the case file or the novel.

The Windmill Case File

After the animals take over the farm, leaders promise that everyone will share the work and the harvest. Snowball proposes building a windmill to make farm work easier. Napoleon argues that the animals should focus on food first. During a meeting, Napoleon’s dogs chase Snowball off the farm. Napoleon later announces that the windmill was his idea all along. Squealer tells the animals that the plan has always been part of Napoleon’s leadership. When the first windmill falls in a storm, Napoleon blames Snowball. Boxer works harder than anyone, repeating, “I will work harder.” Benjamin says little and expects the leaders to disappoint the animals. Over time, the pigs keep more food for themselves, while the other animals continue working.

Traits and Choices

Use the case file to answer. Choose the strongest interpretation, not just a character name.

1.Which character uses force to remove a rival and gain control of the farm?

Boxer
Napoleon
Snowball
Benjamin

2.Which detail best shows Squealer acting as a propagandist?

He proposes a windmill to reduce work.
He tells the animals the windmill was always Napoleon’s plan.
He quietly expects the leaders to fail.
He works harder than the other animals.

3.Complete the claim: Napoleon’s main motivation in the case file appears to be gaining and keeping .

4.What does Benjamin’s quiet skepticism suggest about his attitude toward political change?

Compare the Leaders

Look closely at what each character says and does.

5.Match each character to the action that best fits the case file.

Snowball
Napoleon
Squealer
Boxer

Uses force and claims credit for another animal’s idea
Proposes a windmill to make work easier
Persuades the animals to accept the leader’s version
Responds to hardship by working harder

6.Compare Snowball’s and Napoleon’s leadership styles. Give one case-file detail for each and explain one important difference.

7.True or false: When the windmill falls, Napoleon accepts responsibility for the failure.

TrueFalse

Evidence and Interpretation

Build an interpretation by connecting character actions to larger ideas.

8.How does Boxer’s repeated promise, “I will work harder,” help show how the animals are exploited? Include a detail about who benefits from their labor.

9.Which theme is most strongly supported by the leaders changing the story about who invented the windmill?

Power can be maintained by controlling information.
Hard work always brings fair rewards.
Silence guarantees safety.
New technology solves every problem.

10.Choose one character from the case file. Explain how one action reveals a trait and how that trait affects another character or the group.

11.Predict what may happen to the animals if the pigs continue keeping more food and controlling the story. Support your prediction with two clues from the case file.