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Mr. Jones of Manor Farm was a human character in George Orwell's satirical book Animal Farm. Mr. Jones was overthrown by the animal of the farm early in the book for his harsh rule over the animals. Instigated by Old Major, the animals rebelled against Mr. Jones and removed him from power, supposedly ending the days of extreme hunger and labor. Mr. Jones attempted to reinstate himself in the farm by attacking the animals; a skirmish the animals later called the Battle of the Cowshed. He was defeated by Snowball's tactics. The casualties of the battle were only a single sheep lost by the animals, but many of the men whom Jones brought (which were from Foxwood and Pinchfield farms) were injured, including Jones himself. Jones never made an attempt to capture Animal Farm again and went off to live someplace else. He later died in an inebriates' home in another part of the country. In the same way that the book's other characters are representative of historical figures, Jones is an... full article at wikipedia
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Created by Metaweb Oct 23, 2006
Last edited by mw_typer_bot Mar 1, 2008

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