Two younger pigs; Snowball and Napoleon, put Old Major's ideas into a philosophy and call it Animalism. ... Boxer the cart horse devotes all of his strength to the farm, Snowball teaches the animals to read, and Napoleon educates a group of puppies on the topic of Animalism. Soon there is a struggle for power between Snowball and Napoleon. ... Napoleon tells everyone that Snowball toppled the windmill. ... It was all a clever political scheme by Napoleon. ...

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Old Major is the first animal to talk of rebellion and "Animalism." ... These are main ideas in animalism, but are not lived up to by the pigs in Orwell's novel. The seven commandments of Animalism 1. ... (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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Napoleon and the pigs started to bear a resemblance to and become friends with the enemy. ... This relates to how Napoleon is attaining the authority, respect, and the privilege. ... Napoleon resembles the mad dictator known as Joseph Stalin, and Snowball, who was betrayed by Napoleon and banished from the farm (Russia), is an allegory of Trotsky. ... The rest of the animals also play certain parts in the parallel; Boxer as the working class, Molly as White Russia (those who fled Russia), and Napoleon's three vicious dogs are characters of the secret police of Joseph Stalin (Napoleon). ...

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