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| | '''Napoleon''': ([[Joseph Stalin]]) Another pig whose lust for power will stop at nothing. While taking a stand against Snowball's ideas every time they come up, Napoleon rarely presents any of his own. | | '''Napoleon''': ([[Joseph Stalin]]) Another pig whose lust for power will stop at nothing. While taking a stand against Snowball's ideas every time they come up, Napoleon rarely presents any of his own. |
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| − | '''Squealer''': ([[Propaganda]] newspaper [[Pravda]]) A porker who manages to convince, using lies, everyone on the farm to accept whatever Napoleon declares. | + | '''Squealer''': ([[Propaganda]] newspaper [[Pravda]]) A porker who manages to convince, using questionable statistics and outright lies, everyone on the farm to accept whatever Napoleon declares. |
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| | '''Farmer Jones''': ([[Tsar]] [[Nicholas II]]) The owner of Manor Farm before the animals revolt. A drunkard, but not a bad farmer, Jones was often negligent in caring for the animals. | | '''Farmer Jones''': ([[Tsar]] [[Nicholas II]]) The owner of Manor Farm before the animals revolt. A drunkard, but not a bad farmer, Jones was often negligent in caring for the animals. |
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| − | '''Farmer Frederick''': ([[Adolf Hitler]]) The owner of the neighboring Pinchfield farm. | + | '''Farmer Frederick''': (German leadership, namely [[Adolf Hitler]]) The owner of the neighboring Pinchfield farm. |
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| − | '''Farmer Pilkington''': ([[Winston Churchill]]) The owner of the neighboring Foxwood farm. | + | '''Farmer Pilkington''': (British leadership, namely [[Winston Churchill]]) The owner of the neighboring Foxwood farm. |
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| − | '''Mr. Whymper''': ([[George Bernard Shaw]]) The 'face' of Animal Farm to the outside world. The pigs successfully convince him that conditions in Animal Farm are much better than they are. | + | '''Mr. Whymper''': (Outsiders involved in the affairs of the USSR) The 'face' of Animal Farm to the outside world. The pigs successfully convince him that conditions in Animal Farm are much better than they are. |
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| | '''Moses''': (Religion in general)<ref>"Moses represents Orwell's view of the Church. To Orwell, the Church is just used as a tool by dictatorships to keep the working class of people hopeful and productive." [http://www.netcharles.com/orwell/articles/col-afcp.htm Animal Farm Character Profiles]</ref> Farmer Jones's pet raven, whom the other animals resent because he does no work. He preaches about a wondrous land called Sugarcandy Mountain, where the animals will supposedly go when they die. The pigs try to convince the other animals that Moses is lying, but once they see his usefulness to them, they tolerate him. | | '''Moses''': (Religion in general)<ref>"Moses represents Orwell's view of the Church. To Orwell, the Church is just used as a tool by dictatorships to keep the working class of people hopeful and productive." [http://www.netcharles.com/orwell/articles/col-afcp.htm Animal Farm Character Profiles]</ref> Farmer Jones's pet raven, whom the other animals resent because he does no work. He preaches about a wondrous land called Sugarcandy Mountain, where the animals will supposedly go when they die. The pigs try to convince the other animals that Moses is lying, but once they see his usefulness to them, they tolerate him. |