... after. Shortly after his death, the revolution occurs. It begins when Jones forgets to feed the animals. The revolution is led by two pigs named Snowball and Napoleon. The animals win and Jones is eventually defeated and chased off the farm with his men. Manor Farm is now renamed to Animal Farm and the ... producing food. On that Sunday, the pigs allow the other animals to vote for the windmill, Napoleon releases a pack of ferocious dogs. The dogs chase Snowball off the farm, and he is never to be seen after. Napoleon now is the dictator of Animal Farm. He announces that the weekly meet...

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... one of your follower to do it. One of the most obvious characters who show how power corrupts is Napoleon. Napoleon is a pig and the leader of Animal Farm after he drove out Snowball, his rival. He took away rights from the other animals and gave more privileges such as sleeping on the ... about the Battle of the Cowshed when Mr. Jones came back and tried to take the farm back. Napoleon's bravery is made more dramatic through the smartness of Squealer while the things Snowball did was not accounted for and not mentioned. These things made the animals followers on the farm trust in ... ...

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... , as the occasions are abundant. Orwell successfully depicts how Napoleon's leadership was no better than Jones's, as Napoleon commits many crimes against the animals. He feeds them less and less, works them harder, cheats them out of milk and apples, and convinces them of many lies. For example, Napoleon turns the animals on Snowball by lying to them about his involvement in the Battle ... of the Cowshed. Squealer successfully attempts to convince the animals that Snowball was corrupt. He says, "Snowball was in league with Jones from the very start! He was Jones's secret agent all the ....

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... utopian idea to heart, and one day actually do revolt and drive the humans out. Two pigs emerge as leaders: Napoleon and Snowball. They constantly argued, but one day, due to a difference over plans to build a windmill, Napoleon exiled Snowball. Almost immediately, Napoleon established a totalitarian government. Soon, the pigs began to get special favours, until finally, they were indistinguishable from humans ... Old Major, who invented the idea of "animalism," is seen as representing Karl Marx, the creator of communism. Snowball represents Trotsky, a Russian leader after the revolution...

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... utopian idea to heart, and one day actually do revolt and drive the humans out. Two pigs emerge as leaders: Napoleon and Snowball. They constantly argued, but one day, due to a difference over plans to build a windmill, Napoleon exiled Snowball. Almost immediately, Napoleon established a totalitarian government. Soon, the pigs began to get special favours, until finally, they were indistinguishable from humans ... Old Major, who invented the idea of "animalism," is seen as representing Karl Marx, the creator of communism. Snowball represents Trotsky, a Russian leader after the revolution...

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... in Russian Revolution. The farm itself represents Russia, with its poor conditions and unjust leaders. Napoleon resembles the mad dictator known as Joseph Stalin, and Snowball, who was betrayed by Napoleon and banished from the farm (Russia), is an allegory of Trotsky. Old Major could be ... easily matched with Karl Marx, who is responsible for the "spark" of revolution. The rest of the animals also play certain parts in the parallel; Boxer as the working class, Molly as White Russia (those who fled Russia), and Napoleon ... Windmill symbolizes the industrialization of Russia. Even in ...

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... role in Russian Revolution. The farm itself represents Russia, with its poor conditions and unjust leaders. Napoleon resembles the mad dictator known as Joseph Stalin, and Snowball, who was betrayed by Napoleon and banished from the farm (Russia), is an allegory of Trotsky. Old Major could be easily matched ... the working class, Molly as White Russia (those who fled Russia), and Napoleons three vicious dogs as the secret police of Joseph Stalin (Napoleon). The statement also describes "the psychological foundation of revolution, its processes and the irony of displacement". When referri...

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• Grade Level: High School