Animal Farm Summary - George Orwell - Schooling Online

📺 This Animal Farm Summary goes through all of the main events of Orwell's iconic novel!
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Enjoy this iconic ‘Fairy Story’ brought to life before your very eyes! Although, is it really a ‘Fairy Story’?
The animals of Manor Farm are fed up with being exploited, abused and neglected by humans. When Old Major, the wise old boar, offers a beautiful vision of a future without Man, the animals plan a rebellion. Once they take control of the farm, renaming it ‘Animal Farm’, the animals strive to make Old Major’s dream a reality. Sadly, the dream starts to evaporate as a new form of tyranny takes hold.
Check out our plot summary to find out what happens.
00:00 Chapter 1
00:49 Chapter 2
02:35 Chapter 3
03:41 Chapter 4
04:10 Chapter 5
05:16 Chapter 6
06:43 Chapter 7
07:56 Chapter 8
09:31 Chapter 9
10:35 Chapter 10
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[@frankieskora]

We all just here cause we don't wanna read the actual book 💀

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Real

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Yeah 😂

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[@Gwestytears]

I love how the thumbnail is so innocent compared to the actual book

[@SchoolingOnline]

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[@anjajensen1442]

The one thing i learnt from this book was...everyone is equal...but some are more equal than others...

[@77dris]

Also, "power almost always corrupts" and "communism always fails".

[@lillyie]

​@@77dris orwell made the book as critiquing communism but ended up being an allegory to any revolution that claims to be the ultimate solution to a country's problems

[@jeronimoguerrero3876]

I love how in the seven comandments they paid attention to detail and wrote "Freind" and the S the other way around

[@SalveRegina8]

I was literally watching this while eating a plate full of bacon. Great video, thank you!

[@KitKatKittyKat]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 that made me chuckle

[@evalombi]

💀😂😂😂

[@JCYoung-ni4cy]

Orwell's parable can be read as a biting critique of the rise of Russian communism with it's clear parallels to Trotsky, Lenin and Stalin but also the deeper examination of how even the best intented systems of change and governing can be subverted by selfish nature and corruption. And that's the part proving it's longevity. The story outlived the Soviet Union and will continue to be not just critical of socialism or communism but of any 'revolution in thought' offering supposedly simple solutions to eternal issues.

[@goose93]

Like snowball, the Trotsky character, is a war hero against the humans trying to take back control, then seeks shelter with people who supported the humans trying to take back control

[@ComradeCatpurrnicus]

Stalinist Russia was far more fascist than communist. It really is a shame that communism has become synonymous with someone more akin to Hitler, but with populist worker based rhetoric instead of nonsense about race superiority.

[@hiimaperson4790]

If you actually knew anything about the author and his political views, youd know you're dead wrong. This is against the Soviet union, but though it was censored in America, he said "Every line of my serious work fights, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism, and for democratic socialism."

[@trollbiene8410]

my guy, you did not get the point of the story lol Animal Farm is anti-capitalism and espacially anti-authoritarianism. It's an allegory to the Soviet Union but it's not anti-communism at all. It's actually totally pro-socialism and pro-communism, as the only good and happy time the animals had was betweem the revolution and the rise of Napoleon as an authoritarian leader, where the animals were actually in charge of the farm, as a community, and where the animals had actually installed communism lol. This isn't even just my interpretation, it's literally George Orwell's intention of the book. The actual "moral of the story" isn't even just "capitalism bad" or "revolution bad". Orwell tells you, that if you take a bath, there might be the possibility that you're going to drown. But even tho there's a certain chance you might actually drown, he doesn't tell you to never take baths again. Just to be aware. That's the message of the book. Not to never do revolutions ever again, just because they might fail (again), but to always be aware of the possibility of failure and it's consequences. But also that capitalism is bad of course lmao

[@hresvelgr7193]

@@trollbiene8410 No he did entirely get the point because what happened in Animal Farm is exactly what happened in the Soviet Union. Being pro socialism (Orwell believes in democratic socialism) and against Soviet style communism are not mutually exclusive

[@rachitgupta9036]

00:04 The animals are fed up with the lazy and alcoholic owner of the farm and plan to overthrow the humans 01:41 The animals take control of the farm and rename it Animal Farm 03:15 Napoleon takes control and eliminates Snowball. 04:51 The pigs take control of the farm and make decisions for the animals during Sunday assemblies. 06:26 Napoleon blames Snowball for sabotage, puts a bounty on Snowball's head, and orders the animals to rebuild the windmill. 08:03 Napoleon gains recognition and triumphs over enemies 09:38 Boxer, the dedicated comrade, is sold to slaughter 11:14 The pigs on the farm become more like humans and oppress the other animals. Crafted by Merlin AI.

[@maarij9097]

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[@user-xo7wx3ow2b]

I love this plot 👍

[@madscabanal]

Thank you Schooling Online for uploading the plot summary of Animal Farm in prose!

[@worldofartloveartwork1472]

Well, even if some stories like Animal Farm has no good ending, it's always good to imagine one. Think of something we never know might happen. Maybe after all the animals discovered the truth of Napoleon's colors, the animals would quickly evacuate the farm while the pigs, dogs and their guest were eating and drinking until they were too gassed to know the animals escaped and hopefully finds a better and safer farm, with no pigs.

[@sammipak9115]

I'd like to think they went to sugarcube land (what the raven said)

[@dougearnest7590]

The pigs would have anticipated something like this and put up barbed wire around the farm and had dogs patrolling the perimeter to kill any animal trying to escape.

[@wouterriedeman]

The moral of this story is not neccesairy the piggs being bad. But actually the power they achieved making them bad. Which intrestingly refers to alot of todays real life situations. This book is like a philosophical mindgame shrouded in a fair tale. And is in no way suppost to have a good ending.

[@hresvelgr7193]

I believe the movie ended with the animals having another revolution and overthrowing the pigs

[@user-qg8qg2sp7i]

I love the good ending just like the 1999 movie version

[@Neodel]

Thanks for this, I have an essay coming up about this book so really need a summary

[@solidsnek1776]

That was really good. Loved the narration, especially the ending.

[@tomasbomb4610]

thank you very much for this video, good production btw. It helped me a lot on my test. ty

[@chaosetmundi5761]

Animalism is the echoe of a ever lasting dream, equlity and justice for all animals not matter the size of their brawn or their brain. However, as beautiful as it sounds, it's just that, an ever lasting dream that will never come true. Why? You may ask, and the reason is simple. They trusted their leaders cause they were like them, but that's the catch: They *were".

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[@JCYoung-ni4cy]

Many systems work well on paper but like the animals, humans own selfish nature will always subvert.

[@gerardorodriguez7500]

Napoleon is the real tyrant

[@Taios87entertainment]

b4 he died by the remaining animals, yes.

[@gerardorodriguez7500]

@@Taios87entertainment in the animated movie version he did

[@Taios87entertainment]

@@gerardorodriguez7500 I honestly believe that's more canon than the story that was seen here. :3

[@dauntless0711]

Life for the average animal under Mr. Jones was bad, but got no better under Napoleon.

[@gerardorodriguez7500]

@@dauntless0711 Snowball was a better leader

[@cgh7337]

Brilliant summary done through illustration. The flag at 7:32 was an especially nice touch!

[@timeforchange3786]

I loved the antifa looking dogs. I wonder if they had head covers to mask the kool-aid hair and drug induced acne.

[@kevinbutters5964]

Well done to you……..one of my favourite ever books. A great rendition. Thank you

[@SchoolingOnline]

Thanks for leaving a comment, glad you enjoyed it!

[@jujun6465]

Lovely. This is what is happening in Zimbabwe

[@bfl925]

In Chapter 9 of the book Animal Farm, the pigs take control of the farm and start to run it like a communist regime. The pigs use propaganda and manipulation to control the other animals, and they become more oppressive over time. This chapter highlights the dangers of totalitarianism and how even those who initially support a revolutionary movement can become corrupted by power and greed.

[@timeforchange3786]

If only the Animals had examples of this happening in the past. I bet they would not have fallen for it. Unless...someone told them next time it would be different. 🙄

[@matildasvanstrom6046]

This gonna save my life 😭 thanks

[@geeta176]

Wow wonderful explanation...thank you so much 😊

[@MileyonDisney]

Great summary!

[@nicepeeva1048]

Wow wonderful story.👏

[@ClouDmaloftH]

Thanks. My reading classes just got easier

[@SchoolingOnline]

Glad this lesson was helpful to you, thanks for leaving a comment!

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I enjoyed this. Thanks❤

[@ManWithThreeDollars]

12:27 the CIA in 1954: “Oh, I don’t think so.”

[@adasoariicho]

Tomorrow exam 😂😭 guess who's here like y'all😎

[@MarkLewis...]

"Animal Farm" is the remedial version of "1984". Absolute power corrupting absolutely, no matter how benevolent it initially sounds.

[@aarone9000]

Maybe; however the analogy is more applicable. Who's more remedial then dmfp?!

[@nestoralegre6125]

Congratulations comrade ;you are ready for room 101.. 1984 was awesome it had some beautiful contradictions😮 Winston worked erasing the existence of people that have been eliminated that is vaporized all of this happening in the ministry of truth.. later on he gets arrested and taken to a building where he is beaten to a pulp all of this happening in a building called the ministry of love.... I got a little bit scared when I saw planned Parenthood places/clinic...there aint going to be no Parenthood ,you're going to kill the baby what are you talking about? Yikes..😂😮

[@KnightRider14]

Thank you.

[@thedogebehindtheserver]

watching this cuz of my english exam tommorrow :)

[@y3smin]

Me too !

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same

[@vincentnthomas1]

I’m watching it for lesson in 10 minutes

[@KalyanKariniPandey]

Thanks aunty it was wondrfull 😃

[@omarmsamir8342]

A very very good summary

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[@goose93]

Where is kerala?

[@meneeya]

@@goose93 INDIA !

[@user-yc6vm5uj9y]

This book cooked me 😭 my mind cannot handle all dis tragedy

[@henryarero]

Great Set book on Dynasty and Hustlers

[@fortnitehighl1ghts101]

i have a socratic seminar tmrw, and this is rly helping me💀

[@MGeorgiM]

Thanks for sharing. Amazing narrator. A True Story but not limited to the ex-socialists' countries.

[@daddycrimson]

excellent summary

[@suzie.3557]

Can understand very well ❣️💆

[@wondermenel2811]

I never read the book, but watched the 1954 animated adaptation. I have to say they skipped a few things in the adaptation.

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Hello everyone 😁☺️😃😸

[@brianworld3887]

thank you so much bro my teacher just yips and yaps random things and I didn't even know who snowball or napoleon was now I do thanks

[@icy_matt]

who else is watching this because they have to for school?

[@Vaelovesu]

Do u got the answers

[@vincentnthomas1]

Yes

[@goose93]

How do the animals communicate with the humans

[@user-fu2mz7vn2v]

aaaamazing

[@shimrsparklshine]

To the high schoolers who searched for this video: Read the damn book! It might be your favorite.

[@powerofk]

It's funny. Orwell wrote Animal Farm during Stalin's heyday. It's an obvious rejection of Stalinism (with Napoleon=Stalin and Snowball=Trotsky). Part of the reason why it ended the way it did had to do with western countries accepting Stalin for a while. Regardless, after the fall of the Soviet Union, a made-for-tv movie adaptation was released, with relief finally coming years later.

[@Into_The_Daily]

Who saw this bc they had to read it for homework but was too lazy

[@taravxk]

bro i wish i did this book its so good😭😭

[@NDAHIMANAEmmanuel-ru6xr]

Good

[@jackhack1972]

Read the Animal Apocalypse

[@shawnaj72]

Is that really how it ends?

[@user-le9op6xp7p]

add more detail

[@Paclaicidian3000]

You saved me my English lit test

[@henryarero]

But the Hustlers Never And Never,and those are UDA team and the leadership of His Excellency Dr William Ruto

[@andyk.3828]

I will write tomorrrow an essay about this book idk anything

[@roberttesha1484]

Where can Iget a copy of it

[@ndorobei4391]

On the internet. Free download. I've downloaded it.

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Supper🎉

[@benaiaheche2048]

If Nigerians read this book, they wouldn’t have the persons they have as leaders today

[@yerielurena1873]

What if this sort of thing happened in a high school with the animals replaced with students and the farmers replaced by farmers?

[@blueroseofpurity9691]

Been a while since I read the book, but don’t the dogs actually kill Snowball?

[@paige.x]

It's more like the dogs chase him out of the farm

[@hunched-spy9857]

But that would change the whole story I snowball died

[@eurygorgonheavymetalgaming4132]

snowball escapes through some bushes and is never seen again

[@chaiii3748]

Pretoria boys high school😭

[@jackhack1972]

it is not a fable story . In fact it is the animal apocalypse from the book of Enoch

[@user-re3yu9br5o]

❤

[@benquinneyiii7941]

Shed?😊

[@matthewschipper2023]

Its called communism

[@BenComedy-ie5hy]

And it goes in two ways. Either for a Utopia or for a Dystopia.

[@saymyname218]

At least someone knows what it's about.

[@malakatan3235]

Nope, it is democracy & become dictatorship, just like in many Democratic countries

[@trexbambi4230]

​@@BenComedy-ie5hy in Theory an utopia, in Practice a dystopia because you can't have a Utopia in earth

[@CombatMosquitoTrainer]

I would consider it a dictatorship, probably the furtherest from communism you can get.

[@user-gw9cz5ke2c]

whoever is below the real authority which is fair, becomes an opressor if given the chance

[@damonial2]

❤❤❤❤

[@dougearnest7590]

Before I knew who George Orwell was, I read this book and thought the author must be the most ardent anti-communist in the world. How strange he could write a story like this and still be an advocate for communism. Even he didn't get it.

[@bradrex4856]

Animal Farm is not anti-communist. It’s a cautionary tale of how a more equal society is at risk of the smartest group coordinating a takeover. In fact, the only time when the animals are truly happy is during the brief time when they controlled the means of production. Whenever power and supplies were owned by a few, it was bad. If anything, it’s a criticism of capitalism and how the few who control the resources will make slaves of the rest

[@bradrex4856]

@@raijin5280 Tankies are horrible. The story is absolutely opposed to Tankies, but not Communism. You’re conflating different ideas

[@aspiewithattitude3213]

The last time I watched this recently, I recognised the Tyrant leaders and the dictators who once ruled in the last Century even up until this day I had left a comment. It's still here, all we needs to do is recognise every Authority leaders who are in power right now since it's unnecessary to drop names. This would no doubt all continue up until the entire human race are extinct. It's all about power.

[@Neodel]

why are all the pigs just standing on two legs at the start of the story [SPOILERS BELOW] Foreshadowing????????????????

[@FSMDog]

Now go read the book.....

[@thrillathakilla]

My Question about this book is did George Orwell think that Russia would've been better off Under Trotskyism? From what I understand he hated communism so Stalinism and Trotskyism should surely have been two sides of the same coin to him?

[@Mister-Muenster]

I do love this summary but they forgot about the part were Napoleon birthed many piglets

[@Mister-Muenster]

31 piglets

[@R_Alexander029]

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

[@carlbeard4107]

This is what is happening in America today!

[@littdos]

Explain

[@sikandar-e-azamrandhawa6130]

Good luck to you

[@Syedafathima12005]

It's related to Russian revolution

[@Marsh370]

Creamy :)

[@loveyourketo1433]

This is what happens with the western world vs China. Google North Korean refugee yeonmi park

[@danmoholea8266]

you got it all wrong read the book again!

[@gravityrushfan299]

The true story of hololive furry group.

[@g.akshayababukuttan974]

A very confusing one tho!🤦🏻‍♀️😪

[@solidsnek1776]

The pigs are communists and their ideology is communism. To put it in modern trems, just replace 'communists' with 'democrats'.

[@sor8104]

if you're confused by that, I dont know what video you can understand. this is the simplest video on youtube

[@education7541]

Get out from my class

[@g.akshayababukuttan974]

​@@sor8104I meant the chapter is confusing dude🤞🏻

[@g.akshayababukuttan974]

​@@education7541why did you give an open entry then?😏 Such a rude teacher...🌝

[@insaneflower1]

The world is full of pigs and far too many sheep...

[@DominiqueThanhNguyen]

Animal Farm = Russia

[@Evanmnm]

How tf do people read this and come away thinking it’s all about communism bad, so narrow minded

[@jennakhivkapratt8751]

Please tell me you're being sarcastic

[@Evanmnm]

@@jennakhivkapratt8751 the book is very pro socialism and George Orwell is an incredibly devout socialist even claiming that every book of his is influenced by that political belief set in some way. Animal Far is a critique of TOTALITARIANISM. Specifically the TOTALITARIANISM of the Soviet Union. So yes, Animal Farm is a critique of a communist country but not because they are communist but because they are TOTALITARIAN.

[@Evanmnm]

@@jennakhivkapratt8751 damn wtf I wrote a whole essay about why you’re wrong and KZbin deleted it, 1984

[@jennakhivkapratt8751]

@@Evanmnm how would you know if I'm wrong, I haven't said anything? I'm with you on the tube sleeping stuff though

[@gabrielcaballero4817]

Good thing this is fiction and this never actually happened, right?

[@tomdooley4226]

@@notasinkingfrie I think I will.

[@enrad-iv3wv]

It's based of communism

[@enrad-iv3wv]

This has technically happened

[@tienphan637]

This is reality and it's been happening in all of the countries ruled by the Communism party now.

[@kevinerose]

I'm surprised this is allowed to be taught in school today.

[@Anne_Onymous]

These days in school they teach that communism is a _good_ thing lol

[@bosslife8022]

What school you go to bra

[@Anne_Onymous]

@@bosslife8022 I live in the DC burbs

[@patriciazimu2586]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Eroica_Under_God.15.18]

wtf!?

[@superfrycook6360]

How veganism was born…

[@darthragnarok1489]

Snowball is the Republicans, Napoleon and Squealer are the Democrats

[@robertmccallum963]

You get don't you.

[@bjgoodrich5864]

I hate this story and I never even read the book!

[@cdybft9050]

It’s good. It’s like the communist then and now.

[@LilFoxyCosplay]

Read the book seen both movies I have to say I like it! Very dark though

[@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent]

@@cdybft9050 Its actually both about Communism but also of the rise and horror of Dictatorships.

[@eedunmian3526]

This is happening in the USA. People will rise up against their government.

[@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent]

@@eedunmian3526 The United States is not an authoritarian dictatorship. She has a check and balance system and a two-party system exist so as to avoid having one single party do a dictator role, and why leaders and politicians can be voted in or out. This is why in many movies and novels a US that is a dictatorship or police state usually only had a one party system. The only ones that rose up were those loyal to a traitor of a president that tried to turn the US into his own kingdom and he failed cause he couldn't stomach that most people in the US has a IQ higher than him and were actually human and cares about the situation of the US. These people openly rebelled against over 200 years of tradition, free-rights, and law all to keep a person who lost fairly in office. Now, if there is a country where people will rise up, it will by Russia due to its failing war in Ukraine and the increasing isolation of the nation from trade and the imbalance of its leader and hopefully China is next on the list due to its increasingly extreme measures it has taken on its people who by now must be getting fed up with the One party system that cares only for itself. Both these countries have had increasingly unfair laws, cracked down on protest, and either increased punishment for minor offensives, and routinely will brainwash its population in order to praise the leader or the party.

[@rayrocher6887]

I like snow Ball, Napoleon to slow

[@rayrocher6887]

Ben always right

[@rayrocher6887]

It was an ugly wind Mill anyway

[@SnipedGaminGsubpls]

كوسوم السفاله مش فاهم حاجه

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