The owner of Foxwood, a neighboring farm in “disgraceful” condition, Pilkington becomes an ally to Napoleon. This alliance, however, has a rocky start, when Napoleon changes the pigeons’ message of “Death to Frederick” to “Death to Pilkington” and Pilkington refuses to help when the farm is attacked by Frederick. However, Napoleon and Pilkington eventually reconcile since they are, in essence, made of the same moral fiber and need each other to prosper (as seen when Pilkington sells part of his land to Napoleon). In the novel’s last scene, Pilkington praises what Napoleon has done with Animal Farm, getting more work out of the animals with less food and likening the “lower animals” to humanity’s “lower classes.” The final moments of the novel, when Pilkington and Napoleon each attempt to cheat the other at cards, shows that their “friendship” is simply a facade each is using in order to better swindle the other.
