Animal farm Ch 10 Summary

1. ANIMAL FARM

2. CHAPTER 10 Several years pass Muriel, Bluebell, Jessie, Pincher – DEAD Snowball and Jones – FORGOTTEN

3. Clover – old, past retiring age, has rheumy eyes Napoleon – mature boar Squealer – very fat Benjamin – much the same

4. More animals are born. Three more horses Farm – organized, prosperous, enlarged by two fields Windmill – completed but used for milling corn

5. New machines – threshing machine, hay elevator Animals worked hard and were generally hungry (as usual ). Squealer trains the sheep in private. Napoleon walks on his hind legs

6. “Four legs good, two legs better” – Sheep Clover asks Benjamin to read out the Seven Commandments but only one remains now: ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS. Pigs carry whips in their trotters.

7. One week later, neighbouring farmers are invited to inspect the farm. Express admiration for the farm Pigs and the men play a game of cards and drink a toast to Animal Farm. Mr. Pilkington’s speech

8. Napoleon’s Speech: Custom of calling each other ‘COMRADE’ abolished Custom of marching past Old Major’s skull abolished Flag changed “Animal Farm” becomes “Manor Farm”

9. Game of cards continues An uproar of voices is heard Napoleon and Pilkington had each played an ace of spades simultaneously No distinction between pigs and humans