Animal Farm
Animal Farm
by George Orwell

Napoleon (a pig) Timeline and Summary

  • Napoleon works with Snowball and Squealer to develop Animalism.
  • He distracts the animals so that the pigs can have the five buckets of milk.
  • Napoleon takes away the nine pups.
  • Napoleon fights with Snowball, and uses the sheep to his advantage.
  • Napoleon pees on the windmill plans.
  • Napoleon uses the dogs to expel Snowball.
  • He ends Sunday-morning Meetings.
  • He decides to build the windmill.
  • He sells the hens’ eggs to humans.
  • Napoleon entertains trade possibilities with either Mr. Pilkington or Mr. Frederick.
  • He takes the title "Leader."
  • Napoleon blames Snowball for the destruction of the first windmill.
  • Napoleon squashes a potential rebellion by starving the hens, killing nine of them.
  • He alternates between declaring Snowball to be at Foxwood or at Pinchfield farm.
  • He publicly kills several animals that confess to crimes.
  • He takes on the title "Our Leader, Comrade Napoleon," as well as several other equally majestic titles.
  • A song is composed for him.
  • Napoleon switches around his business deal, deciding to sell to Pilkington instead of Frederick.
  • Napoleon switches again, deciding to sell to Frederick.
  • Along with the other pigs, Napoleon dresses in clothes and drinks whisky.
  • Napoleon declares the drinking of alcohol to be punishable by death.
  • He makes plans for growing barley on the farm.
  • Napoleon has lots of offspring.
  • He continues to drink alcohol excessively.
  • Napoleon buys a case of whisky with the money from Boxer’s death.
  • Along with the other pigs, Napoleon walks on two legs.
  • Napoleon wears Mr. Jones’s clothes and meets with the humans.
  • Napoleon changes the name back to Manor Farm.

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