Animal Farm

"Napoleon was a large, rather fierce-looking boar, the only Berkshire on the farm, not much of a talker, but with a reputation of getting his own way (Orwell 25). Napoleon is the prime example of the greed and hunger power brings. He summarizes Stalin, the leader and dictator of Russia. Napoleon, a nasty pig who is farmyard stand-in for a monstrous dictator (Reilly 63). Both left original ideas of equality and socialism behind, giving themselves all the power and luxury. "Somehow it seemed as though the farm had grown richer without making the animals themselves and richer-except, of course, for the pigs and the dogs" (Orwell 118). The height of Napoleon's evilness comes after he slaughters so many animals for "apparently" plotting against him and being supporters of Snowball, much like Stalin did when he suspected people of his empire to be supporters of Trotsky. Napoleon ends it by going against everything Old Major stood up for and everything the animals fought for. He declares it a Republic, rewrites his own version of the commandments, and replaces "the Beasts of England" with another song. .
             Orwell's description of Snowball's activities, though a comic parody, is close to reality: "Snowball also busied himself with organizing the other animals into what he called Animal Committees. He formed the Egg Production Committee for the hens, the Clean Tails League for the Cows, the Wild Comrades Re-education Committee and various others, besides instituting classes in reading and writing". (Meyers 109). Snowball represents Trotsky. Trotsky also was known for hosting various activities, including creating different committees. Snowball is 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 farm animals hope for a new life without man.