Animal Farm timeline

  • • Napoleon executes animals that were “in league” with Napoleon

    After having animals come forward and "confess" to being in league with Snowball, Napoleon has the dogs murder them in front of the other animals to send them a message. The message being that if any of them think of disobeying Napoleon they will die.
  • Animals meet with old major in the barn

    This is the spark that started the revolution. It was when Old Major gathered the animals in the barn and told them about the revolution.
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    Events of Animal Farm revolution

  • The Animals on the farm revolt

    When they have finally had enough of Farmer Jone's abuse the animals revolt against him and run him and his workers out.
  • The Animals create the seven commandments of Anamalism

    The animals on the farm led by squealer write the seven commandments of Anamalism on the side of the barn.
  • The battle of cowshed

    This is the scene in the book when the animals fight against the humans try to take back their farm.
  • Napoleon takes charge

    After Snowball is sent away Napoleon takes charge of the farm and soon becomes more dictating than the humans ever were.
  • Snowball is chased away

    After Napoleon and Snowball have a fight about the windmill project, Napoleon has his league of dogs chase Snowball out of Animal Farm calling him a criminal.
  • • The pigs change the commandment that animals will not sleep in beds with sheets

    After the pigs move into the house they change the rules saying that animals can't sleep in beds by rewording it to say that animals may not sleep in beds with sheets.
  • • Napoleon executes animals that were “in league” with Snowball

    This is the part of the book where Napoleon has all the animals who have commited a crime on behalf of Snowball empty their concience and he kills them in front of the other animals to send a message.
  • • Pigs change last commandment that all animals are equal to all animals are equal but some are better

    This is the part in the book when the pigs again change the commandment to say that all animals are equal but some are better. They say pigs are better and when piglets walk on the farm the other young animals are taught to move out of their way and look down.
  • • Battle at Windmill

    This is the part where the humanas try to destroy the windmill and they battle against the animals. It is a lot harder than the first battle was for the animals and there were more deaths. The humans did scceed in blowing up the windmill.
  • • Boxer is hurt working

    This is the part in the book when Boxer over works himself at an old age so he can rebuild the windmill. He wants to get started so when he retires he'll be able to see the windmill finished. While working he falls down and is badly injured
  • • Boxer is sent off to the “hospital”

    Boxer after being badly injured is looking forward to retirement but Napoleon decides to send him to te "hospital" but really has him shipped off to the glue factory like a human would have. All the other animals tell him to escape and he tries but gives up realizing he is not strong enough anymore.
  • • Boxer dies

    When Boxer is shipped off to the glue factory the other animals are extremely upset. Squeler comes by and tells them that the hospital just bought the glue truck and forgot to change the name. The animals were skeptical but accepted the answer. Squeler said Boxer died at the hospital saying his last words were "Napoleon is always right."
  • • The animals can’t tell the difference between the pigs and the humans

    The pigs and humans are in the farmhouse drinking it up and having a fun time, and looking through the window the animlas can't even tell which one the pig is and which one the human is.