What Does Mr Jones Represent In Animal Farm

One common factor shown in the passage is the government does not respond to the needs of the society. Mr. Jones who represents the government or leader of the farm does not create good conditions for the animals, he underfeeds them and overworks them. “Let us face it: our lives are miserable, laborious and short”(2). Old Major, the leader of the animals is exploiting Mr.Jones for his unfair treatment of the animals. This is an example of the government not attending to the needs of their society, because the animals need better conditions, and Mr.Jones is overlooking the problem. Also, Major explains how selfish Jones is by exposing his work ethic, “He sets them[The animals] to work, he gives back to them the bare minimum that will prevent
This is showing that every animal on the farm is not happy with their condition. There is no one privileged group that feels comfortable under human rule. Old major shows the animals exactly what they don’t want to hear, “You cows that I see before me. How many thousands of gallons of milk have you given up during this last year? And what has happened to that milk which should have been breeding up sturdy calves? Every drop of it has gone down the throats of our enemies”(3). Here Old Major is showing how all the cows have had their work snatched from them, and Mr.Jones is consuming it all. This will spike anger in the animals, leading to the revolution that needs to happen. Also, Major splashes the hens with reality by showing them what has been done to their hard work, “You hens, how many eggs have you laid in this past year, and how many of those eggs ever hatch into chickens”(3)? The nature of the farm is an example of how every animal or class in the farm is discontented with their conditions. There is no animal that believes the humans are treating them correctly. This is showing that a revolution is very possible because every animal would want to