Jones (Animal Farm)

Summary

Mr. Jones of Manor Farm is a fictional character in George Orwell's 1945 allegorical novella Animal Farm. The alcoholic master of Manor Farm, Jones mistreats his animals, prompting them to rebel and take control of the farm. With his farmhands and members of the adjoining farms, Jones attempts to take it back but the men are beaten back by the pig Snowball's military prowess. Jones moves to another part of the country and, years later, dies in an inebriates' home.