In Animal Farm, how does Old Major's speech affect the animals?

At the
beginning of the story,explains to the animals that humans make their lives miserable and
meaningless. Old Major encourages the animals to free themselves from human tyranny by rebelling
against Mr. Jones and his men. He then proceeds to give the animals the commandments of what
will be called Animalism and teaches them a song, "Beasts of England." The animals
respond in excitement and repeatedly sing "Beast of England." After Old Major dies
three days later, the intelligent animals on the farm begin planning for the impending
Rebellion.writes that the next three months were full of "secret activity." Old
Major's speech inspired the animals to take control of their own destiny and rid themselves of
human tyranny. , , andthen develop Old Major's teachings into a system named Animalism and
secretly discuss the tenets with the other animals at night. Old Major's speech gave the animals
a new perspective on life which encouraged them to rebel against Mr. Jones and his
men.