Animal Farm Chapter 11

Seasons have passed since the animals looked through the window of the house and witnessing the dinner between the humans and pigs. The shock of hearing Napoleon’s betrayal befuddled the animals and no one knew what to do anymore. Clover, getting older by the days, felt the painful stabs of daily survival. The animals of Animal Farm, now called Manor Farm, had to work harder than even. Being given even less rations of food than before, everyone was starving, yet the number of stocks read out by Squealer continued to increase. No one could find the difference between the harsh days of abuse with Jones and the hunger with Napoleon. They only understood that they were the only animal run farm in England...

    Walking down a path no one no walk, Clover head home - back to her shabby stable - when a majestic boar appeared before her. The boar was old yet something about him was familiar. It took a moment before clover realized who it was...Snowball, the traitor.
    Clover debated with herself, whether she should run to call for help, or to start a conversation with Snowball. Napoleon came up to her mind; she had so much to think about that she did not here Snowball talking to her.
    “How have you been, comrade?” asked the boar.
    “...”
    “It seems that Napoleon is ruling as a dictator now.”
    “A traitor has no right to call me a comrade,” hissed Clover, “no right at all...”
    “I am not a traitor, Clover, surely you understand that. After witnessing the cruelty of Napoleon, you should understand that Napoleon only speaks of lies. Nothing more, nothing less...”
    “...I no longer understand. If what you say is true, then the rebellion would have no cause. What was the deaths of our comrades for? This...” Clover trailed off, no knowing what to say.
    “It is dictatorship, Clover. and what we need is another rebellion. this time, to kick Napoleon out... Can we work together? Once more?”
    It was then decided, another rebellion must take place. No animals can stand the suffering. Many of the animals suggested that even if they don’t know the pain from the days of Jones, the pain they are suffering now is worse. There were rumors circulating amongst the animals about Napoleon, but no one dared to say it out loud.
    A secret meeting was held with Clover setting it up. Without Napoleon, the pigs, and the dogs noticing, they all sneaked out, deep into the night, to a secret place where everyone slowly positioned themselves toward a comfortable position. They were all curious about what was going on, since this is their first secret meeting without their superiors knowing. Clover came up, along with an animal no one had ever seen before. Its was a pig, an old boar. No one knew why a pig was at the secret meeting.
    “Friends, we are here now because there is something i need to discuss to you about. What we saw that fateful night is the cruel reality we must face. Napoleon will now work us down to our very bone and it will be for his benefits. I am now in my old age, I may not live any longer now but I still hope for the dream where the Republic of Animals is strong in Animal Farm.

“I hope that we can live free, where we can all work for our own keeps. When we do not have to worry about the pain from Napoleon’s whips. I understand that we pride ourselves for being the only animal run farm; however, this is dictatorship. We must rebel if we want our days of happiness and freedom and we must win. Comrades, let us try once more - a rebellion.”

    A few days later, Clover was said to have journeyed to Sugar Candy Mountain. Her body was laid beside a tree where the view of the entire farm can be seen. No one knew what to do about the new rebellion that they planned. Although they did held secret meetings frequently, they got nowhere since there was no one to lead them; they all feared the pigs and their power. Moreover, no one was smart enough to lead since only the pigs received education.
    When almost everyone lost hope for the new rebellion, the old pig, who was seen to have secretly talked to Clover many times, stepped up and spoke.
    “Hello comrades, as you know, a rebellion must once again take place to free our brothers from suffering. These hardship that everyone is forced to endure must be stopped. We did had our democracy for a while, but, Napoleon took it away. We must regain it once again for our future and for Animal Farm. I, Snowball, will lead this rebellion, as I had led the first one.”
    Many animals began whispering as the mysterious pig identified himself as the infamous Snowball who was said to have betrayed them. Confusion engulfed the animals. They all had mixed feelings on what to do but Snowball continued talking.
    “As you may have secretly suspected, Clover and I organized this, because we both did dream of a place where every animals are equal, and the strong protects the weak. However, it did not happen because Napoleon believed that some animals are more equal than the others. Comrades, I ask that you are willing to help me. But if not, then help Clover and your comrades who, sadly cannot be here to see the new rebellion, dreams of a republic of animals. Many of you are starving and slowly weakening while the pigs and dogs are well fed from the food that you, my comrades, have poured your sweats into cultivating this farm. Perhaps you may not know it, but the Beast of England, our freedom, is no longer here.”
    After listening to his speech, every animals applaud. They knew that they now have no freedom. Not wanting to work to death just to feed the pigs, they joined Snowball. That night, they sang Beast of England proudly having new hope for the upcoming rebellion. Benjamin, the donkey said nothing, just simply shook his head...

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    Napoleon awoke to find himself surrounded by darkness. Standing up, he looked around. Not a shred of light shone through the pitch black mass. At a distance, after walking for what seems to be a long time, Napoleon saw a tiny glimpse of light. He immediately ran toward it, trying to catch the light. However, before he even reach it, many paws and wings grabbed him. They pulled him down, away from the light. he tries to break free but found it impossible. He turned to look at the light once more, to see if it had disappear yet. Upon looking, he saw Snowball, Clover and many other animals from Animal Farm. At that moment he realized his sin.