Chapter 5 Of Animal Farm

In chapter 7, the animals are still suffering from the collapse of the windmill, but they tell the neighboring farms that they are thriving. They try to rebuild it with walls 3ft thick instead of 18in thick. The hens find out that their eggs are going to be taken from them and they start to rebel. Napoleon kills the hens because they disobey him. Napoleon and Squealer still attempt to portray Snowball as a traitor. Boxer remembers the past events and tries to object the ideas, but Squealer is able to convince him that his memory isn’t accurate. Later, Napoleon calls a meeting and tells the animals to confess their crimes. Many of the animals say that they had been secretly working with Snowball. Napoleon slays all who have gone against him.
The animals start to work harder to rebuild the windmill. Napoleon was rarely seen and he is now called “Our Leader, Comrade Napoleon.” All work orders were only issued by Squealer. Beasts of England was replaced with a new poem called “Comrade Napoleon.” Napoleon sells timber to Frederick and Frederick pays in cash. Turns out, Frederick used forged bank notes to pay for the timber. Napoleon, furious from Fredrick’s actions, tells the animals to prepare for battle. Then Frederick and his men attack the farm and blow up the windmill. The animals fought back and were able to get them to retreat. They called it the Battle of the Windmill. In celebration of their victory, they fire the rifle. Boxer is questionable again but Squealer manages to convince him once again that they have won under Napoleon and that they shall rebuild the windmill. The animals are rewarded with more food. The pigs then find whiskey and begin to drink. Squealer then informs the animals that Napoleon is dying. When Napoleon recovers, he sends for books on brewing and distilling, and orders the field originally designated as the grazing plot for retired animals to be plowed up and planted with barley. The fifth commandment now reads “No animals shall drink alcohol to