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Mr. Jones of Manor Farm was a human character in George Orwell's satirical book Animal Farm.
Depiction
Mr. Jones was once a capable farmer, but after the aftermath of a very damaging lawsuit, deteriorated into drinking and became known for his harsh rule over the animals. Instigated by Old Major, the animals rebelled by driving out Mr. Jones and his workers 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 allegory for Tsar Nicholas II.
Adaptations
The 1954 animated adaptation of the book plays out much the same, except Jones never leaves the area and instead remains in his local pub. When the other major farmers decide to make an attempt to seize Animal Farm, Jones offers to join them but is turned down. Instead, he acquires a large quantity of dynamite and destroys the windmill. Jones dies later in the book.
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