“Snowball and Napoleon butted the door open with their shoulders and the animals entered in single file…Snowball and Napoleon called them together.” The words “entered” and “single file” shows and tells the reader that Snowball and Napoleon were in charge. The word “butted” tells the reader that it was abrupt and sudden. It also tells you that there was no signal and the fact that they “butted” in tells the reader that they are at a higher status than all the other animals. Because Orwell has described Napoleon as “fierce” it tells the reader that he is ruthless in competition. Orwell successfully makes the reader think and let them know how Napoleon “plays his cards” and how all the animals have so much respect for Napoleon even though he doesn’t speak as much as Snowball.
Based on his actions, speech, and what others comments about him, one can conclude Squealer’s attributes include manipulation, the skill of being a brilliant talker, and overall a propagandist. As one can see, Animal Farm exposes the truth about the Russian Revolution and mirrors a modern dystopia in which Squealer plays an important position. To begin, one of Squealer’s main attributes is manipulation and slyness. First, when no one is looking, he alters the commandments. Squealer changes the commandment from “No animal shall sleep in beds” to “No animal shall sleep in beds with sheets.” This action shows how sly and furtive he was by doing it.
Having these work camps and hearing of all the bad things that go on in there makes the people think twice about speaking out against the government. Napoleon tends to use militarism and his 9 loyal dogs to scare the people into obeying him and keeping his power.“But suddenly the
As Napoleon was one of the co-leaders at this time, Snowball did not possess absolute power. When Napoleon gained power, he brought with him corruption into the story. At the first look Napoleon seemed like he didn’t want the responsibility and power of being a leader. It is shown later that he planned to have more power later, where it would be more important. He had used fear as a way to make himself more powerful, by using the dogs to attack at any moment.
Stalin the KGB and Emperor Napoleon had the Imperial Guard. Another way Napoleon builds up his power is by Squealer, he is a fantastic speaker and is able to turn any question asked around and use the question to strengthen his cause he use it quite a lot especial around any questions to do with Snowball and his so called going on He also builds his power by repainting the seven commandments to suit his needs when he doesn’t want to get caught especially when the pigs start to create their own upper class when he changes the plans to use the field near the farmhouse for the retired animals he decides to turn it into a Barley field so he can make alcohol for him and the pigs Another way Napoleon consolidates his power is by having children and makes the other animals build the a school house this to me is very smart this means that he is going to be able to brainwash them like Hitler did in his schools in the1930+40’s About the hating of the Jews and that they cannot be trusted it’s the same in animal farm that the other animals cannot be trusted Comment on the differences between Snowball and Napoleon Orwell basis these to characters on Trotsky and Stalin. Snowball is based on Trotsky he wants to spread the word of communism around the world just like Snowball but he wants to do it on a smaller scale than Trotsky he just wants to spread it to farms around England Napoleon on the other hand wants to dominate power like Stalin did
The novel Animal Farm, by George Orwell shows how the dogs remain loyal to Napoleon following every command he makes. In Animal Farm, nine puppies, which Napoleon confiscates and secludes in a loft. Napoleon rears them into fierce, elitist dogs that act as his security guards. The dogs are the only animals other than the pigs that are given special privileges. They also act as executioners, tearing out the throats of animals that confess to treachery.
After Old Major died, Napoleon changed the rules so they reflected well on him, and gave him the freedom to do what he liked, whereas he left the other animals with no food, and no time to rest and continued to make them work while he sat back and did nothing. Comparison In George Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’, the majority of the animals were used to represent some of the main characters in the Russian Revolution. For example I am using Joseph Stalin. I think that Joseph Stalin was very similar to Napoleon. There are many similarities such as the actions they put forward and their characteristics.
He uses guilt and fear to instigate the anxiousness of jones’ tyranny coming back into power over the animals’ mind sets. We also discover that Squealer is deceitful, since he manipulates the truth from past events (Such as the Snowball incident in the Battle of the Cowshed upon where Snowball lead the farm to victory, however Squealer later twisted the truth, therefore misleading the animals into thinking that what they saw was mistaken for Squealer’s words), and misleads them into believing that they are as alike as the pigs with higher authority by telling them that they are all equal. However, because they 'might make the wrong decisions', they must trust Napoleon, or alternatively have Jones back in charge at the barn, which is very
Napoleon acts like savages. He fights and argues over everything. When Snowball begins talking of a plan to increase the productivity of the form, Napoleon disagrees with him. As a result, animals divide into two camps of supporters. Now scapegoat is again Snowball, so "Whenever anything went wrong it becomes usual to attribute it to Snowball."
This also alludes to the historical destruction created between Russia and the Soviet Union under Communist Party rule. Another example of power and exploitation can be seen when Napoleon takes 9 puppies away and raises them to become his potential bodyguards in order to protect his life regardless of the safety of the dog. This can be seen through visual imagery “it was noticed that they wagged their tails to him in the same way as the other dogs had been used to do to Mr. Jones.” Like how Napoleon abuses his power, many people such as dictators use their power for their own interests instead reinforcing ideas of peace. The desire within a community to have a higher social class and increased status can result in conflicts and destruction within the community. Orwell’s use of “animal farm” stands for a human society whether a capitalist or communist.