Jan 3, 2010

Animal Farm | Chapter VI Summary and Analysis

New Character:
Mr. Whymper: human solicitor (lawyer) from Willingdon who acts as intermediary between Animal Farm and the outside world

Summary
Life for the animals begins to get worse. They work harder and longer, 60 hours a week, including Sundays. Boxer is the key to finishing the windmill. He gets up three-quarters of an hour earlier every morning to haul a load of stones from the quarry. Even Benjamin, yolked together with Muriel the goat, does his share. But the routine work on the farm is neglected and shortages develop. One Sunday morning as the...