... Old Major, is a boar that could resemble Lenin who started the Russian Revolution. Also, Napoleon, resembling Stalin, seems to have the same characteristics. Snowball, seems to resemble Trotsky because he fights for power with Napoleon after Old Major dies just as Trotsky did with Stalin after Lenin died. The events that would ... Farm did not become the utopia people or animals had hoped for. Instead, it corrupted the rulers and destroyed many innocent lives. In Animal Farm Napoleon ruled through fear, as did Stalin in his time. They both also ruled through deception by twisting things ...

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... Old Major's utopian vision of a farm for all animals degenerated into an autocratic dictatorship. Also, one pig was in control of it all-Napoleon Bonaparte. In the beginning, the animals wanted out of their hardship, and the cruelty humans brung them so the animals commenced a rebellion. Instead ... said by the pigs. Physical violence is also another stratagem Napoleon uses, by taking away a mother's puppies and turning them into bloodthirsty beasts. When Napoleon had the savage beast kill those who "communicated" with Snowball(ex-leader of the farm) brutally killed, this immediately str...

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... numerous immoral acts, which they hide from the other animals, easily because the pigs believed to be a much more intelligent breed of animals. Napoleon and his dogs eventually drive Snowball out of the farm because of his threat to Napoleon. The animals build a windmill that is destroyed three different times. Several of the commandments are changed to fit the life style of the ... having a meeting with the humans but can't tell man from pig. In George Orwell's Animal Farm there are several main characters but the main protagonist is Napoleon and the main antagonists in the story are S...

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... over the farm. After the rebellion, snowball took over and ruled well but all this changed. Snowball's only problem was that he was far too trusting and too confident in the little control that he had. Napoleon only conquers over Snowball only because Napoleon had his hounds force Snowball off of the farm. After Snowball was removed, everyone naturally followed Napoleon, because of his strength and the fact ... that he was a pig, considered a leader to the rest of the animals. Even though Napoleon Could have worked off of this, he still proves that ... his selfishness is when he was ac...

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... farm. He wanted to make sure every animal was secure and happy. While Snowball was gaining supporters with his benevolence, Napoleon was losing supporters with his evil ways. Napoleon was also a manipulator. When Snowball proposed building the windmill, Napoleon was strongly opposed to the idea. After the expulsion of Snowball from the farm, Napoleon strangely changed his mind about the windmill. All of a sudden it comes out ... that it was his idea to begin with and Snowball was the one who stole it from him. With Squealer's propaganda, Napoleon easily convinced the other animals of th...

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... them. He teaches them a song called "Beasts of England" in which his dream is described. The animals like Majors plan. Major dies a couple of nights later and three other pigs Napoleon, Snowball, And Squealer make his dream into a reality and form his idea into a new government called Animalism. The animals of the farm defeat Mr. Jones and take control of the farm ... dogs that he was teaching the principles of Animalism to, but in reality he was teaching them to be his enforcers on the farm. The attack dogs chased Snowball off of the farm. Napoleon took full control over animal farm an...

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... , animals were signaled to strike the humans with all their might. Boxer, a horse, crushed a man's skull. The animal successfully ran the humans off their property. Snowball's commitment to Animal Farm was most important to him. Napoleon is selfish and greedy because he only shows interest in controlling the Animal Farm; however he is precise with what he wants done around the Animal ... the animal farm into fierce wolves. He knew the animals would not protest against him with ferocious dogs by his side. Napoleon ordered the dogs to chase off Snowball from the farm. Napoleon became the n...

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... to revise history is when he changed the Seven Commandments. In the beginning of the novel Snowball and Napoleon had written the Seven Commandments which were the laws the animals had to follow. While Napoleon was in power he did things that broke the laws. For example Napoleon had killed animals which broke the rule of "No animal shall kill any other animal." Realizing ... to sleep on beds, drink beer, where clothes, and walk on two legs which are all things that led Napoleon closer to becoming more like a human. Another truth that Napoleon changed to meet his political goals is when h...

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... problems for the animals. Thus begins the odyssey of this book. Old Major dies three days after the meeting so two of the younger pigs (Napoleon and Snowball) take up his dream. The animals rise up together to evict Jones and his wife from the farm so they can begin to build their utopia ... of the animals work together to achieve the common goal. However, it is not long before the power begins to take its toll on Napoleon and Snowball. Napoleon and Snowball are clearly the two in charge and use Squealer as their patsy. To that end, they both use him to promote their ideals about ... wh...

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... boar, who is not much of a talker. He uses animalism only to increase his power and the dogs to terrorize the other animals. Napoleon symbolizes the dictator Joseph Stalin in this world. Snowball He is a pig that fights with Napoleon over the power on the farm. He is a very energetic, eloquent speaking, brilliant leader who organizes the defense of the farm. Napoleons jealousness ... other animal. 7. All animals are equal. The pigs organize the animals to run the farm. The animals do very well in running the farm. Snowball organizes the animals and creates a defensive force in case Mr. ...

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... most intelligent, and shall be the "brainworkers". Among the pigs, two leaders emerge - Snowball and Napoleon. Problems arise when Snowball and Napoleon disagree on the plan to build a windmill on the farm. Snowball, a talented speaker, easily gains the support of most of the animals. But, unfortunately for him, Napoleon plays dirty and Snowball is chased away from the farm. From here, everything in the farm starts to ... enemy whose threat is constantly present. For example, when the windmill falls down for the first time, Napoleon, using his cunning, blames it out Snowball, making the...

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... the book with similarities found in the Russian Revolution very easily shows the comparison between the animals and the Russian Leaders. The most important animals are three pigs- Old Major, Napoleon, and Snowball. "He was twelve years old and had lately grown rather stout, but he was still a majestic- looking pig, with wise and benevolent appearance in spite of the fact ... a brilliant speaker, sometimes unintelligible to the masses but always eloquent and impressive, more vivacious and inventive than Napoleon, and a much greater writer (109). Before Old Major died, he gave all the far...

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... don't listen to everything he says. The animals hate Mr. Jones, so they will do anything so he doesn't come back to rule over them. Napoleon tells the animals that it was recently discovered that Snowball was working for Mr. Jones. Naturally, some animals don't believe him, and they brought up points such as how he fought bravely in the Battle of ... animals are better than others. He even goes on to say that all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. Napoleon uses the dogs that were taken from their mothers at birth to attack Snowball, uses them as his personal...

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... . The farm animals like this idea and make a song called "Beasts of England" about their new freedom. Three days after announcing his dream, Old Major dies. Two younger pigs; Snowball and Napoleon, put Old Major's ideas into a philosophy and call it Animalism. The animals chase Farmer Jones off of the farm and claim it as their own, calling it "Animal Farm." Everyone ... a group of puppies on the topic of Animalism. Soon there is a struggle for power between Snowball and Napoleon. Snowball wants to erect a windmill to produce power for the animals. Napoleon is opposed to this idea and se...

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... raises a group of pups and trains them to become fierce, vicious animals, who are used later to drive Snowball off the farm. The other animals seeing this, agree to obey Napoleon even more. Manipulation was the final tool used in Napoleon's rise to power. Napoleon makes Snowball the "scapegoat- for all the problems on Animal Farm. A scapegoat is a person or group that is balanced for ... whatever goes wrong in a society. Finding a scapegoat focuses attention away from the real problem. Snowball is accused of having destroyed the windmill but ... the blame should have been Napoleon sinc...

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... rule themselves and be equal. The speech made by Old Major inspires the animals to rebel. Not long after his speech Old Major dies and Napoleon and Snowball rise as the leaders of the rebellion. The animals successfully over throw Mr. Jones and establish a new government based on Animalism. The rebellion begins ... but because of the "human" nature of the animals the system is doomed to fail. Napoleon and Snowball take over after the death of Old Major and twist his socialist plight into their own system of government. Napoleon is an obvious metaphor for Stalin and represents the flaw in...

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... disputing pigs that both opt to be leader of the farm after the revolution takes place. Napoleon, the quiet one and the most merciless, and Snowball, the smarter one and the more generous one were competing to be leader of the farm, but due to Napoleon's treachery, Snowball was run off the farm before his plans could take effect to build a windmill to generate ... the farm's power. Joseph Stalin, a Russian dictator, is the counterpart of Napoleon in the story. George Orwell obviously despised Communism and showed it in his descriptions of the ... up in the book. He was a cruel man and ...

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... firing his gun into the darkness. This quickly scatters the animals. Three days later Old Major dies so Snowball and Napoleon take over but Napoleon wants all the power. Snowball does a lot of research and planing but Napoleon wants to take over completely by himself. So Napoleon frames Snowball so he can become the leader. Orwell tells about the meeting to discuss the windmill: By the time ... pitched whimper of a kind no one had ever heard...nine enormous dogs wearing brass studded collars came...they dashed strait for snowball. (P.57) This scene shows Napoleon is a tyrant and wants a...

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... commandment to be revised was "Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy."]T The citizens of Animal Farm were prejudice against creatures who had two legs to walk on.]D1 Snowball was a foe in the eyes of Napoleon and his followers.]E1 Snowball was not a foe, but a friend of the farm animals; he was the pig who thought of building the windmill.]E2 ... against the windmill from the start."]E3 Building the windmill was necessary for easier food production, and Napoleon thought that food production was the one of the greatest needs.]E4 Snowball knew this truism from the beginning of the Revol...

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... achieved. The windmill symbolises many things. Firstly the success of animal farm and that is why it is destroyed by the neighbouring farmers, but it also symbolizes the conflict between snowball and Napoleon. For the animals the windmill symbolizes the chance of an easier life, and that is why they are determined to see it completed. To the pig's it symbolizes a lazy ... and Clover. Orwell uses Mollie to characterize the people after the rebellion who aren't to receptive to their new leaders and new economics. Napoleon uses Snowball as a scapegoat for all the ills faced by the communit...

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... and tried to share the ideas of Marx but unfortunately Karl Marx grew less powerful and Trotsky was forced to leave the country, so too was Snowball forced to leave the farm. Another example is Napoleon. Napoleon was selfish and greedy. He did not want to share the power or the decision making with any other animal. This was the same for Stalin ... . At first Napoleon and Snowball shared the decision making and had debates about what course of action they would take. This worked for a while. Then Napoleon grew tired of long debates, and he thought he could make the decision by himself. H...

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... were irresponsible, sometimes cruel and kind. The pig who emerged as the leader of Animal Farm once the humans had fled the farm was Napoleon. Based on Joseph Stalin, both were not good speakers, cruel, selfish, and cared for nothing but power and would kill anyone who would ... get in their way. The pig who challenges Napoleon for control of Animal Farm after the rebellion was Snowball. Snowball would parallel Leon Trotsky. Trotsky and Snowball both wanted to make life better for others. Snowball gained to much power because of his loyalty to the other animals and ... because Napoleon...

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... events in Russia during the revolution. By looking at the actions of the pigs, Orwell shows that a communist system does not work. Trotsky and Stalin can be compared to Snowball and Napoleon. "Snowball and Napoleon were by far the most active in the debates. But these two were never in agreement"(48). Though they are both working for the good of the animals, they ... always argue. One item of debate is the windmill. Napoleon "lifted his leg, urinated over the plans"(65) and left. Napoleon is not a speaker, like Stalin. And just like Stalin, he has garnered support behind the lines. When...

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... the humans, or the czars, were pushed out. Unfortunately his dream would never materialize. Then we are left with his predecessors. The first is Snowball. Snowball believed one hundred percent in Old Majors ideals. He wanted all the things Old Major wanted, such as the welfare of the animals. In the ... decision making with any other individual. This was the same for Stalin. At first Napoleon and Snowball shared the decision making and had debates about what course of action they would take. This worked for awhile. Then Napoleon grew weary of long debates, and he thought he could make the...

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... the chaotic time of an animal revolution. The main characters include Snowball, a inventive, effervescent pig, who took over after Jones left. Napoleon is a Berkshire Boar and is vastly different from Snowball. He's strong minded, selfish, and pompous. He and snow ball are in constant conflict until Snowball was chased off the farm by Napoleon's dogs. Other character's include Jones, the owner of the farm, who ... in the book are between the animals and the humans, who are in constant disagreement because the animals don't want to be controlled ever again. There is a conflict between Na...

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