Animals can rise up against their owners due to abuse or neglect. There were several occasions when the animals and the humans came into contact with each other in order for the humans to retake the land back from the animals. Several of these conflicts were: In the food storage-shed, the battle of the cowshed, and the battle of the windmill.
The first of these conflicts took place in the food storage-shed. It all started earlier in the year when the animals were having a meeting in the barn. That is where old Major was going to tell the other animals about a dream that had come to him the night before. After all of the animals were in the barn, old Major began to tell the story of his dream and in that story brought fear. Old Major told them of their lives after they were no longer needed on the farm, how they would be sent to the butchers to be slaughtered and that they would be replaced with younger and healthier animals (Orwell 1-8).
After old Major finished his speech, he taught the animals a song that he had learned when he was a young pig:
Beast of England, beast of Ireland,
Beast of every land and clime,
Hearken to my joyful tidings
Of the golden future time.
Soon or late the day is coming,
Tyrant Man shall be o’erthrown,
And the fruitful fields of England
Shall be trod by beast alone.
Rings shall vanish from our noses,
And the harness from our back,
Bit and spur shall rust forever,
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Cruel whips no more shall crack.
Riches more than mind can picture,
Wheat and barley, oats and hay,
Clover, beans, and mangel-wurzels
Shall be ours upon that day.
Bright will shine the fields of England,
Purer shall its waters be,
Sweeter yet shall blow its breezes
On the day that sets us free.
For that day we all must labour,
Though we die before it break;
Cows and horses, geese and turkeys,
All must toil for freedom’s sake.
Beasts of England, beasts of Ireland,
Beasts of every land and clime,
Hearken well and spread my tidings
Of the golden future time (Orwell 9).
Unfortunately, all the singing awoke Mr. Jones the owner of “Manor
Farm.” He grabbed his gun and let 6 shots fly. The meeting broke up hurriedly and everyone fled back to there own sleeping-place. Three nights later old Major died in his sleep. It all started one day when Mr. Jones went into town and got drunk. He returned the next day and passed out on the sofa, he also neglected to feed the animals, which by now have not been fed in two days. At last, the animals could not take it any more and one of the cows broke in the door to the store-shed. During the entire commotion, farmer Jones woke up. The next moment Jones and four men were in the store-shed with whips in there hands, lashing out in every direction. This was more than the animals could bear. The animals flung themselves upon Mr. Jones and the other four men, kicking and butting in every direction. This was too much for the men to handle and they took flight down the main road. Mrs. Jones saw what was happening through the window and slipped out the back door. The animals had taken over the farm, and planned on keeping it (16).
Second conflict that occurred between the animals and he humans was “The battle of the cowshed.” This battle started in early October. A flight of pigeons came through the air and alighted in the yard of Animal Farm. Jones and his men, with half a dozen men from Foxwood and Pinchfield were on their way. All of the men were carrying sticks, except Jones, who had a gun in his hand. The men had planned to take over the farm by force. The animals had long expected the men to try to take back the farm, and all preparations had been made. As the men approached the farm buildings, Snowball, the leader of the animals launched his first attack. Pigeons flew over the men’s head and muted upon them from mid-air; and while the men were fighting with the pigeons, the geese, rushed out and pecked at the men. The men drove off the geese with their sticks (37-38).
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The second attack was now under way; the men with their sticks also fought off this attack. This is just what Snowball wanted to happen. The men went after the animals as they fled, but in the cowshed just ahead were the rest of the animals lying in wait, suddenly they attacked, cutting off the men. Snowball went straight for Jones. Jones saw his attack, raised his gun and fired. A pellet from the gun went across Snowballs back, leaving a bloody streak, and a sheep fell dead. This did not stop Snowball for a second, and he jumped on Jones, knocking him on the ground and making him drop his gun. After about five minutes the men were in retreat (38-39).
All of the men were gone except one. In the yard boxer was next to one of the men, who was not moving. “He is dead,” exclaimed boxer (40).
The man was just stunned and soon recovered and was on his way back to meet the others. The dead animals were buried in the orchard next to old Major and it was decided to shoot the gun twice a year-once on October the twelfth, the anniversary of the Battle of the Cowshed, and once on the Midsummer Day, the anniversary of the Rebellion.
The final battle between the animals and the men took place several years after the “Battle of the cowshed.” The animals were at breakfast when the attack came (93).
There were fifteen men, with half a dozen guns between them; they opened fire as soon as they were in fifty yards. The animals ran away in fear, in spite of the efforts of some trying to rally them into fighting. They were some driven back. Meanwhile Frederick and his men were at the windmill. Two of the men had hammers and crowbars, which they were going to use to drill a hole near the base off the windmill. The men then filled the hole with blasting powder. After a few minutes the men were running in every direction. Then there was a huge explosion and when the bust was gone the animals looked out and the windmill was gone. The animals attacked the men with rage. A cow, three sheep, and two geese were killed, and almost everyone was wounded. The men were also wounded in the battle, three of them had their heads split by Boxer’s hoofs; another was gored by a cow; another had his pants torn off by the dogs. The animals chased the men back to the road and won the battle. It would be announced that the battle would be called the “Battle of the Windmill”(98).
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The food storage-shed, the Battle of the Cowshed, and the Battle of the Windmill, were all battles fought by the animals against the humans. These battles were fought in order to maintain the freedom of the farm and to keep the spirit of animalism alive for future generations. Although the animals ultimately won all of the battles, they still had paid a heavy price.