Chapter 4 (by Kyle)

In this chapter the first "war" breaks out between the animals of the Animal Farm and the humans, which happen to include Mr. Jones and a few other men from two other farms nearby. In the end, the humans lose, and there is only one casualty, which happens to be a sheep. I believe this is symbolism is a sense, because a sheep stands for peace and calmness. Because it is killed, I think that may represent the fact that the peace on the farm has come to an end. Another example of symbolism I picked up on involved the gun used in the Battle of the Cowshed by Mr. Jones. They decided that it would be shot twice, once on the day the Rebellion occurred and once on the anniversary of the Battle of the Cowshed. I think that each time the gun is shot will represent a time when the Animal Farm became less peaceful than they were before because the Rebellion and the Battle of the Cowshed both happened to be the most violent days in the society of the Animal Farm. Another big thing I picked up on was a Communist idea expressed in Animal Farm and that was propaganda. The birds act as messengers for the farm, going around to farms everywhere and telling the animals about the wonders of the Animal Farm. Propaganda is used to promote a society, and in many cases alters the truth. What the other animals are hearing is how great the farm is, when in reality, it is a disaster waiting to happen. More and more of the farms are wanting to be like the Animal Farm because of the fact they are promoting their own ideas.