Animal Farm Chapter Summary & Analysis - Chapter 7 Summary

Chapter 7 Summary

The ensuing winter was very hard, but the animals carried on with the reconstruction of the windmill. Due to the hard work and terrible weather, the moral begins to slide at Animal farm. Only Boxer and Clover remained dedicated to the cause.

During the winter food supplies also fall short, threatening starvation for many of the animals. Napoleon decides to conceal this from the outside world and fills the empty food bins with sand to make them appear full, placing the remaining food on top. Mr. Whymper is lead through the farm so that he would see (and report to the other humans) that the animals had plenty of food.

To solve the food shortage, Napoleon orders the hens to give up their eggs for him to trade for grain and meal to last the animals until the summer. The hens protest and Napoleon orders their rations to be stopped....
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