antagonist

• What is the main antagonist in the animals' story?

  The corrupting reality of political power
• How is the idea of political power embodied in the story?

  Through different characters wielding power
• Who initially embodies the corruption of political power?

  1. Jones
• What happens to the pigs after Mr. Jones is defeated?

  The pigs gradually embody political power
• How do the pigs treat the animals after gaining power?

  They exploit and oppress them
• What is heavily foreshadowed from the beginning of the novella?

  The animals' defeat by the pigs' power
• What question drives much of the novella's drama?

  Will the animals recognize their true antagonist?
• When does the moment of reckoning occur in the story?

  In the novel's final scene
• What do the animals realize about the pigs and humans at the end?

  They are exactly alike in corruption
• What is the ultimate antagonist in the story according to the animals?

  Power itself, not humans or pigs