Characters in Animal Farm / Nineteen Eighty-Four

Winston Smith

A low-ranking Party member in London who rewrites history for a living and secretly begins to rebel against the regime in Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Also in Nineteen Eighty-Four

Napoleon (Animal Farm)

A fierce-looking Berkshire boar who leads the animals after the rebellion alongside Snowball, then gradually consolidates absolute power for himself.

Also in Animal Farm

Big Brother (Nineteen Eighty-Four)

The face of the Party in Oceania, whose watching portrait stands for the regime's total surveillance.

Snowball

The inventive young boar of Animal Farm who plans the farm's reforms and rivals Napoleon for leadership after the rebellion.

Also in Animal Farm

Squealer (Animal Farm)

A small, fat, persuasive pig who serves as Napoleon's propagandist, justifying his decisions to the other animals.

Boxer (Animal Farm)

The farm's strong, devoted cart-horse, whose tireless labour and loyalty to the cause are exploited by the pigs.

Also in Animal Farm

Julia (Nineteen Eighty-Four)

A young Party member who begins a secret love affair with Winston and shares his quiet defiance of the regime.

Also in Nineteen Eighty-Four