However, the animals have reached the point where they need someone to dictate what they should do next. Both Snowball and Napoleon have different ideas on what the animals should do to better their lives. They start an election to see which of the pigs will become the leader of Animal Farm. All of the animals picked one of the candidates, except Benjamin, who is the oldest and wisest animal on the farm. Benjamin did not believe that either of the actions proposed by the pigs would make life on the farm any easier.
Snowball was run out of the farm and made seem a horrible and untrustworthy leader to make Napoleon seem better and more “on top”. At times, Napoleon even gave himself more superior titles like “our Leader, Comrade Napoleon, Father of all Animals, Terror of Mankind, Protector of the Sheep-fold, Ducklings’ Friend, and the like…. It had become usual to give Napoleon the credit for every successful achievement and every stroke of good fortune.”. Napoleon made every good thing that happened his fault but any mistake, or bad thing that happened, was at the fault of Snowball, although he was run off of the
Napoleon who was in control in Animal farm is similar to Joseph Stalin. One similarity between Napoleon and Stalin is they would eliminate anyone who would disagree with them or rebel against their rules. In the book Animal Farm Napoleon gets rid of Snowball because they didn't agree on what to do for the farm and he was worried all the animals would side with Snowballs ideas not Napoleons. In the book it states, “They dashed straight for Snowball, who only sprang from his place just in time to escape their snapping jaws,” (Orwell 53). This shows that napoleon felt threatened by Snowball and was worried he would take over the farm so he used his dogs to try to kill Snowball so Napoleon could have no choice but to rule the farm.
“Every night it was said he came creeping in under cover of darkness and performed all kinds of mischief. He stole corn, he upset the milk pails, He broke eggs whenever something went wrong it becomes usual to attribute it to snowball” (Document D). The whole farm used poisoning the well and blamed snowball for all the problems on the farm. ”And do you not remember that it was just at that moment when panic was spreading and all seemed lost that comrade Napoleon sprang forward with a cry of Death to Humanity! And sank his
Another example of what made Snowball a better leader than Napoleon was his foresight. Snowball prepared the group to defend the farm from the humans; he wanted the farm to continue to be independent and safe. Everyone had their roles in defense of the
Snowball!" (Orwell 49). In other words, the accusatory tone makes Napoleon's words more serious and enhance his and Snowball's rivalry, the quote always makes someone realize that even though someone might seem loyal, there is a chance they are not. In historical terms, Napoleon's and Snowball's counterparts, Stalin and Trotsky never got along to the point where Stalin forced him into exile. Later in the novel, it is revealed that Snowball had been working with the enemy just as Trotsky did.
Snowball arises as the leader after he sustains injuries in the Battle of Cowshed. He and Boxer are held as heroes, and are awarded with the title, “Animal Hero, First Class”. 9. Why does Mollie leave the farm?
In this poster, the animal that I chose is Snowball. Snowball is an intelligent, passionate, eloquent pig who is less devious than Napoleon. Snowball seems to win the loyalty of the other animals and he sticks to his power. A certain event that happened in the book was when Snowball thought that the animals would have much easier lives if they are able to build the windmill. Snowball says that building the windmill would l allow the animals to have electricity.
He mirrors a better side of human nature in that he is full of ideas and is vivacious in all that he does. He is ‘quick in speech’ and more inventive and creative. ‘Snowball had found in the harvest room an old green tablecloth … and had painted on it a hoof and a horn in white’. Snowball thought about all that the revolution was and represented and was able to condense it onto a flag. He was also the favourite of the people ‘The animals declared unanimously to create a military decoration “Animal Hero, First Class”, which was conferred there and then on Snowball…’.
Napoleon was so threatened by Snowball that he used his 9 loyal dogs to chase Snowball out of the Farm, and then brainwash everyone into believing that Snowball was the enemy. This is similar to when Joseph Stalin ordered one of his men to go kill Leon Trotsky because he hated everything that Trotsky was about. Stalin banished him from the country and “erased” him from Russian history. Snowball and Leon Trotsky both wanted the best for their country, but had political rivals who wanted nothing more than to see them
If I were an animal on Animal Farm, I would want Snowball as my leader. He exhibits characteristics a leader needs to have to succeed. He is intelligent and has the negotiation and argumentative skills necessary to be our leader. There are many situations in which Snowball portrayed the trails of an effective leader. Snowball´s intelligence has been unsurpassed by the other animals including Napoleon.
He left after the revolution of the animals that Old Major begin. When he died, they begin the rebellion. When the farm was now for the animals, the pigs took the control of it. Napoleon begin to be in competition with Snowball, because he had a lot of idea, others liked him and he was the pig that decided the most.
The judgement on leaders differ depending on from whom perspective we see the leader. In George Orwell’s Animal Farm, there are two totally different types of leaders, Snowball and Napoleon. In the end, Napoleon, rather than Snowball, is thought as a leader. Although Napoleon is drawn as a self-centred, tyrannical leader, he is an effective one and has a great impact on animals.
SNOWBALL! He suddenly roared in a voice of thunder" (47). It was clear that Napoleon wanted to hide the fact that he himself was guilty; however the pigs and him were able to persuade the animals. Next, the pigs convince the animals that their terrible crop season is because of Snowball. “The wheat crop was full of weeds, and Squealer had somehow discovered that on one of his nocturnal visits Snowball has mixed weed seeds with the seed corn."
Napoleon and Snowball have different personalities and. In chapter 2, Napoleon is described as being a fierce-looking Berkshire boar, not much of a talker, but with a reputation for getting his own way. However, Snowball was a more vivacious pig than Napoleon, quicker in speech and more inventive. We can notice that, in the first lines of chapters two, there is already a contrast between the two pigs.
