Mollie
Mollie is one of the minor characters in the book, described on page 2 as ‘the foolish, pretty white mare who drew Mr Jones’s trap,’ she represents the section of society that was privileged before the Russian Revolution and goes on to lose its status under the new regime. After the Russian Revolution many people who had been members of the middle and upper classes under the Tsar’s rule left the country, as they had no interest in sacrificing their living standards under the ‘equality’ of communism. Mollie doesn’t oppose the regime on political or ideological grounds, but opposes it as she cannot keep her lumps of sugar or comfortable life and her ribbons or symbols of social status within the new regime. Orwell shows how socialism is not perfect and it does not suit all factions of society. Mollie is unhappy at being at the same level as Boxer and Clover; Mollie eventually runs away from the farm. Mollie does not appear in the film version; her character was removed from the story along with several other minor characters.
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