Animal Farm | Chapter 7 Summary and Analysis | George Orwell
Chapter 7 Summary
This section delves into the challenges faced at Animal Farm, including construction issues, food shortages, and the manipulation of information by Napoleon.
Construction Challenges and Food Shortages
- Animals work on constructing a new windmill throughout winter to prove themselves to humans.
- Improperly planted potato crops fail, leading to food shortages across the farm.
- Hens rebel against selling their eggs; Napoleon withholds rations and blames deaths on disease.
- Snowball is scapegoated for all problems on the farm; Napoleon uses fear tactics to maintain control.
- Scapegoating Snowball allows management to avoid accountability and rewrite history to fit the narrative.