![]() And by the time the sheep had quieted down, the chance to utter any protest had passed, for the pigs had marched back into the farmhouse. It went on for five minutes without stopping. "Four legs good, two legs better! Four legs good, two legs better! Four legs good, two legs better!" But just at that moment, as though at a signal, all the sheep burst out into a tremendous bleating of. Then there came a moment when the first shock had worn off and when, in spite of everything-in spite of their terror of the dogs, and of the habit, developed through long years, of never complaining, never criticising, no matter what happened-they might have uttered some word of protest. The pigs have become one with the human farmers because both groups are equally corrupted by the reality of political power. It was as though the world had turned upside-down. In Animal Farm ’s final pages, the animals watch the pigs dining with human farmers, and find they are unable to tell the difference between humans and pigs. ![]() ![]() Knowing that he will soon die, Old Major gives a speech in which he reveals to the animals that men cause all the misery that animals endure. One night, a boar named Old Major gathers all the animals of Manor Farm together. Amazed, terrified, huddling together, the animals watched the long line of pigs march slowly round the yard. Animal Farm Summary Next Chapter 1 Manor Farm is a small farm in England run by the harsh and often drunk Mr. “.out from the door of the farmhouse came a long file of pigs, all walking on their hind legs.out came Napoleon himself, majestically upright, casting haughty glances from side to side, and with his dogs gambolling round him. ![]()
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