The enviroment is actually quite simple. Actually, not many physical enviroments except for the farm is described at all. The main focus of the book is the different personalities and how they change and interact with eachother when the animals form a society. Because of this, the physical enviroment isn't really relevant and therefore isn't really described. Of course there is some places that are mentioned. For example there is the different houses of the farm like the barn and the farm house. But other than that there isn't alot of physical enviroments that are mentioned. It feels as if the enviroment doesn't really matter anyways since the whole book is pretty metaphorical and because the enviroment doesn't really affect the social conflicts that can occur while forming a society. Most of the information that you get about the enviroment have to be concluded by the reader from certain actions and behaviours. For example there is this event at a really early stage of the book where the animals just took over the farm that indicates that there is fences around the farm. "Napoleon sent for pots of black  and  white paint  and led the way down  to the five−barred gate that gave
on  to the main road."(Animal Farm, George Orwell, page 8)
Since there is a gate, there is obviously also a fence.

The weather in the enviroment constantly changes. One chapter it might be summer, and during the next it might be cold winther. This is because the book is written over a large time span.

Even though the author doesn't really describe the physical enviroment alot, there is a social enviroment that is very clearly illustrated by the autor. At the start of the book the social enviroment is very friendly and democratic. However, after a few chapters the society changes and the enviroment becomes very tense and strict since sort of a dictature forms. This is very clear when Napoleon takes on the role as the leader of the society and uses his well trained dogs to make people scared of disagreeing with him.

Some of the pigs  themselves, however,
were more articulate.  Four  young porkers in the  front row uttered shrill  squeals of disapproval,  and all four of
them  sprang to  their feet and began speaking at  once.  But  suddenly the  dogs sitting round Napoleon let out
deep, menacing growls, and  the  pigs  fell silent  and sat down again. (Animal farm, George Orwell, page 17)

Even though the writer doesn't describe the enviroment directly alot, i can still envision it. This is because all of the subtle actions and behaviours that indicates a certain enviroment. The small things like the gate that indicated a fence in the first quote all comes together after a few chapters and therefore i can envision the enviroment even though the writer doesn't write it out.

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As the story goes on, I can't help noticing some differences in the personalities of the animals. They all have different characteristics. For example there is Boxer and Clover, the two horses, that both are quiet and shy but works alot with tasks that require alot of muscles. Both Boxer and Clover are very muscular and are very helpful when muscles is needed. Boxer is referred to as an incredible labour that seems to have the muscles of three horses.

Boxer was  the admiration of everybody. He had
been a hard  worker even in Jones's time,  but now he seemed more like three horses  than one; there  were days
when the  entire work of the farm seemed to  rest on his mighty shoulders. From morning  to night  he was
pushing  and pulling, always at the spot where the work was  hardest. He had  made an arrangement with one of
the cockerels to call him in  the  mornings half an hour earlier than  anyone else, and  would  put in  some
volunteer  labour  at whatever seemed to be most needed, before  the  regular  day's  work  began. His answer  to
every problem, every  setback, was "I will  work harder!"−which he had adopted as his  personal motto.

Another interesting character is Squealer, one of the pigs. Like all of the pigs, Squealer is referred to as a relitively intellectual animal compared to the other animals at the farm. This due to the pigs being able to read and write. Because of this the pigs have all taken on the role of being "the brain" of the farm. The pigs isn't working in the fields as the other animals. The pigs is instead leading animals, spreading their message, teaching other animals to read and write, and so on. Squealer is not only smart but also has a very good persuasiveness. This is shown when the pigs got caught drinkin all the milk for themselves.

Squealer  was sent  to make the necessary explanations to the others.
"Comrades!" he cried. "You do not imagine, I hope, that we pigs are  doing this  in  a spirit  of selfishness and
privilege? Many of  us  actually  dislike milk and apples.  I dislike them myself. Our sole  object in  taking  these
things  is  to preserve our  health. Milk and  apples  (this  has been  proved by Science, comrades) contain
substances absolutely necessary to  the  well−being of  a pig. We  pigs  are brainworkers.  The  whole
management and  organisation of this  farm  depend on us. Day and night we  are watching over  your  welfare.  It
is  for your  sake that we  drink  that milk and eat those  apples.  Do  you know what would  happen if we pigs
failed in our duty? Jones  would  come  back!  Yes, Jones  would come  back!  Surely,  comrades,"  cried  Squealer
almost pleadingly,  skipping  from  side to side  and  whisking his  tail, "surely there is no one among you who
wants to see  Jones come back?"

Some other mentionable characters are Moses and Mollie. Mollie is a mare that seems to be very flirty. She is described as a bit naive and gullible. She is also quite egoistic and does not really care about much except for herself and sugar. A clear example of this is when the pigs is trying to learn the other animals to write.

"Mollie  refused to  learn any but the  six letters  which  spelt her own name."

Moses is a black raven. Moses is described as a bit of a mythomaniac since he always keeps tricking the animals that when they die they get to the so called "Sugarcandy mountain". Sugarcandy is as the name suggests a mountain made out of sugar. And according to Moses this is where all the animals go when they die.

I can´t wait to see what happens next!

The book Animal Farm by George Orwell is about a wide variety of animals living in a farm that starts a rebellion against the human and takes over the farm. The book starts out relatively straightforward. A pig related to as The Old Major tells everyone he have had a dream that he has to share. Later that night all animals gathers to hear what he has to say. During this alot of characters is introduced like for example Mollie, a very flirty mare, The horses Cover and Boxer, Benjamin the donkey, The three dogs Pincher, Jessie, Bluebell. And alot of other animals. Before the old Major explains his dream he tells all the animals how he has come to realise that the animals is being used by the humans. He starts holding an impressive speech about how humanity uses animals without giving anything back. The humanity is described as egoistic and self-righteous being the only species that takes without giving anything back.


"Man is the only creature that consumes without  producing. He does  not  give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is
too weak to  pull the  plough, he  cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of  all the animals.  He
sets  them  to work, he gives back  to them  the  bare minimum that will  prevent them from starving, and  the rest
he  keeps for  himself."

Quoted from Major´s speech.

Afterwards, the old Major tells the animals about his dream. He tells everyone that in his dream, he heard a song called "The beasts of England". The old major then sings the song for the animals. The song is about how animals one day will become free and how the soil of the earth should belong to the animals. The major dies three days later but a strong impression has been made and the idea of the animals being free is spreading quickly. One day, when the farmer forgets to feed the animals, the animals have had enough and successfully takes over the farm. This is a very interesting scenario and just the begginning of the book. However, there is alot of quite obvious metaphores and similarities to historic scenarios. For example there is Moses, the raven that is a pretty obvious metaphore for religion.


"The pigs  had an  even harder  struggle to counteract  the lies put  about by Moses, the tame raven. Moses, who
was Mr. Jones's especial  pet, was  a spy and a tale−bearer, but he was also a clever talker. He  claimed to know
of  the existence of a  mysterious country called  Sugarcandy  Mountain,  to  which all animals went when they
died.  It  was situated  somewhere up in the  sky, a little distance beyond the  clouds, Moses said. In Sugarcandy
Mountain  it was  Sunday seven days a  week, clover was in season all the  year  round,  and lump sugar and
linseed cake grew on the hedges."

Also, there is alot of similarities with the situation in soviet russia during the later stages of the second world war. During the second world war Lenin took over russia by using the fact that the people had been mistreated by the emperor of Russia. The old Major uses the same concept except it´s the animals being mistreated by the humans. I don´t want to draw any conclusions yet though since i haven´t read the whole book yet.