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Animal Farm: How Napoleon Stayed In Charge

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Animal Farm: How Napoleon Stayed In Charge Having superiority over something is not easy. If put in the wrong hands, having superiority could destroy something as big as a country. In the story Animal Farm by: George Orwell a pig named Napoleon wanted to establish superiority over Manor Farm, but farmer Jones was in charge of the farm. So, Napoleon and the other animals held a rebellion against farmer Jones and the other humans then the animals kicked the humans off the farm and Napoleon slowly turns into a dictator over the farm. Napoleon stayed in charge of the farm by using fear, propaganda, and Animalism. One way Napoleon stayed in charge of the farm was by using fear. Napoleon used fear to stayed in charge of the the farm by stating …show more content…

According to Document C, Napoleon and Squealer both agree that the milk and apples should go toward the pigs because they benefit their health. They also said that milk and apples would make the pigs stronger so they could fight off farmer Jones and the other humans. Napoleon only said this because he believed that the pigs had more power and more of an advantage over the other animals. Napoleon was able to stay in charge of the farm was by using Animalism. Document A state's “ Squealer...was sprawling beside it, and near at hand there lay a lantern, a paint-brush, and an overturned pot of white paint...None of the animals...except for old Benjamin...seemed to understand...” That quote means that Napoleon forced squealer to go change the commandments to benefit the pigs. The pigs think they are superior over the other animals even though the farm's motto is “Four legs good, two legs bad.” Napoleon wanted to keep superiority over the farm by using fear, propaganda, and Animalism to get his ways at the farm. Napoleon wanted to have complete power over the farm but the animals were catching onto what he was doing to the future of the farm so, they wanted to leave the farm then, Napoleon ended up destroying the farm and

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