SettingThe story of Animal Farm takes place at Manor Farm. The farm is owned by Mr. Jones, whom the animals despise due to his cruel actions towards them. Due to his cruelty, the animals start a rebellion and overthrow Mr. Jones. Without the farm, animals would not have to fear being slaughtered and would live without conflict. The first winter without Mr. Jones is hard. Napoleon overloads the animals at Animal Farm and is cruel to them. His cruelty was demonstrated when Napoleon demanded four hundred eggs per week from the hens. The chickens refuse and Napoleon threatens to execute anyone who gives them food. This gives the other animals a hard time and forces them to cling to Napoleon's orders.CharactersThe protagonists of Animal Farm are the animals. Animals are at level four morality. They follow the rules because they are there for a reason. This is shown on page forty-three when the animals state seven commandments to follow after the rebellion and try to live by them. In addition to the seven commandments, they utter the saying “two legs bad, four legs good,” and Major explains to them what they must do to avoid being like the man (51, 31). Animals work hard. Throughout the spring and summer seasons, the animals “worked like slaves” (73). When the windmill they spent two years building is destroyed, one of the first things said is: "'We [the animals] will build six windmills if we [the animals] feel like it" (110 ). Animals are naive. They are naive when the pigs bend the rules themselves and the animals “don’t complain” (80). The animals also glorify Napoleon and cannot see that he is harming the farm. The antagonist is Napoleon. He is ruthless, as shown when he threatens to "execute any animal...... middle of paper...... precious metal, and it costs a lot of money." Gold in this song symbolizes the prosperity of the country. When Napoleon bans the song, it shows that prosperity is running out and the farm will soon fall into poverty. Figurative language “Throughout this summer, the work on the farm went like clockwork. » (46) Comparison “Animal farm, animal farm, never through my fault you will suffer harm. » (47) Assonance “In glowing phrases he painted a picture of Animal Farm as it might be when the sordid labor was taken off the backs of the animals. » (67) Metaphor “One afternoon at the end of February, a warm, rich and appetizing scent, such as the animals had never smelled before, spread into the courtyard from the small brewery, which had been disused at Mr. Jones's time, and which stood beyond the kitchen. (117) Imagery “Others said of Squealer that he could turn black into white. » (36) Hyperbole