Animal Farm Chapter Summary & Analysis - Chapter 4 Summary

Chapter 4 Summary

Word of the Animal Farm rebellion quickly spreads across the country by late summer. Animals everywhere could be heard singing Beasts of England. Otherwise subdued animals on other farms begin to disobey their masters in subtle ways on a regular basis.

Mr. Jones recounts his sad tale of losing the farm at the local pub and urges the other farmers to help him retake his farm from the animals. Jones and other local farmers attack the Animal farm in the hope of returning the power to Mr. Jones and quash any possibility of an animal uprising across the country.

Snowball had prepared for such an event by creating a strategy based on Julius Caesar's battle plans from a book he found. All of the animals band together in battle. Snowball displays his fearlessness as leader and bravely attacks Mr. Jones, even as the old farmer shoots at him. The animals...
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