Jones was like Czar Nicholas, Old Major was compared to Vladimir Lenin, Snowball was similar to Leon Trotsky, and Napoleon was reminiscent of Joseph Stalin. ... When Old Major died, Napoleon and Snowball took over. Napoleon was very rude, aggressive, and was just concerned with having a lot of power, while Snowball generally wanted to do what he thought was best for the animals. ... Snowball, Leon Trotsky, Napoleon, and Joseph Stalin are perfect comparisons. Trotsky, like Snowball, was mainly concerned with spreading his ideas, while Stalin, like Napoleon, was more interested in solidif...

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This also made him assassinate the people around him just like Napoleon did to the animals which thought they were in league with Snowball. ... This propaganda was want Napoleon used to maintain control through the animals fear of losing their freedom. In addition, Napoleon used the dogs he had brought up to induce fear into the animals so they do not rebel against him. In the Russian Revolution, Napoleon represents Joseph Stalin. ... In the story, Napoleon uses the dog to chased Snowball out of the farm as to ensure Napoleon had full control very everything. ...

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This saying is used a lot by the Animals but it is mainly used when people are talking to Napoleon this shows his power and authority over the other animals who are all meant to be equal. ... Another Key person within the novel is Snowball, he represents Leon Trotsky, this is shown by him being totally for communism and one of the leaders of the rebellion as was Trotsky. ... Which is what Old Major did in the novel The main character in "Animal Farm" is Napoleon he represents Joseph Stalin. Napoleon is shown to be Stalin through his actions and language and the way he treats the other an...

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The actions that took place are portrayed similarly in "Animal Farm," as Napoleon used his dogs to chase Snowball from the farm. In this case, Napoleon's guard dogs represent Stalin's secret police. Stalin/Napoleon viewed Trotsky/Snowball as a threat, he was scared that Trotsky/Snowball might try to steal his power away from him. ... The animals' source of food had quickly become scarce under the reign of Napoleon, and "starvation seemed to stare them in the face.... They are the upper class, with Napoleon as the leader and the lower class are the working animals. ...

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The struggle for domination between Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin emerges in the rivalry between the pigs Snowball and Napoleon. In both the historical and story bound cases, the unrealistic but politically less powerful figure (Trotsky and Snowball) is expelled from the revolutionary state by the cruel and aggressive possessor of power (Stalin and Napoleon). ...

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The character Snowball refers to Lenin. Like Lenin, Snowball wants the leadership of the farm to be a communist society, but he is in constant battle against a dictatorship. ... Similar to Trotsky, Napoleon, the head of the pigs and Animal Farm, cast out the animals who disagreed with his beliefs and then began living in the house. ... (Orwell 43) Napoleon did not practice the idea of animalism nor did he share the wealth of the farm with the other animals. Napoleon even altered the commandments to his own personal aspects. ...

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Manor Farm represents Russia, and Old Major, Snowball, and Napoleon represent the prominent figures of the Russian Revolution namely Marx/ Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin respectively. ... In "Animal Farm" Orwell closely followed Napoleon's rise to power and illustrated to the reader how Napoleon used cunning and brute force to gain and maintain power on the animals. ...

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