Mr. Jones

Character Mr. Jones is a drunk, careless, sadistic, heartless, cruel, selfish, merciless, hot-tempered, and ferocious farmer. He is constantly intoxicated, causing him to neglect his duties on the farm. He neglects to feed the animals, and his drunken stupor is the immediate cause of the rebellion. He is not only careless but also cruel to the animals. Old Major emphasizes his cruelty by describing how Jones drowns the dogs when they become old and useless. Some character traits and actions: beat animals with a whip during the uprising; drowned dogs when they became old and useless; He preferred drinking and reading newspapers to tending to the farm. He puts his own well-being above the well-being of his animals. He prefers drinking and reading newspapers to tending to the farm, leaving the animals hungry and abandoned. Although he initially appears to be a normal farmer, he becomes lazy, incompetent, and weak.