Napoleon, the quiet one and the most merciless, and Snowball, the smarter one and the more generous one were competing to be leader of the farm, but due to Napoleon's treachery, Snowball was run off the farm before his plans could take effect to build a windmill to generate the farm's power. ... Napoleon started in the background making no objections to the rulings that Snowball made. ... He claimed the plans were his from the beginning and that Snowball was a despicable traitor to Animalism. ... Napoleon then saw this and immediately condemned Snowball with the death sentence fo...

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Napoleon uses his skill, cunning, and power to be more treacherous and dominant than his rival, Snowball. ... Snowball, based on Leon Trotsky, is the pig who challenges Napoleon to run Animal Farm after the Rebellion. Snowball is sharp, articulate, zealous and much less restrained and scheming than Napoleon. ... Although Orwell illustrates Snowball as a somewhat perfect character, he manages to refrain from putting snowball on a pedestal, and we see Snowball's faults quite clearly. ... Squealer stands beind Napoleon by defending the pigs' resources. ...

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The two main leaders of Animal Farm are Snowball and Napoleon, the pigs who symbolize two very significant leaders of the Russian Revolution. Snowball, is a young, smart, and skillful speaking pig that has the characteristics of the leader, Leon Trotsky. As Snowball was a substantial leader of the, "Battle of Cowshed," Trotsky was a significant leader of the, "October Revolution." Snowball was chased off the farm by Napoleon's dogs just as, the KGB chased Trotsky out of Russia. Napoleon was not a good speaker, or as clever as Snowball. ...

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He changes the Battle of the Cowshed, switching the hero from Snowball to Napoleon. By explaining the battle so vividly, Squealer convinces the other animals that Napoleon led the charge against snowball and Jones. ... Even Boxer is convinced that, "Napoleon is always right." ...

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In one part of the book Napoleon charged the dogs on Snowball, another animal. ... Trotsky and Stalin-s relationship was very much like Snowball-s and Napoleons. ... They chased Snowball away. ... Snowball first introduced the windmill concept to the farm but Napoleon disagreed with him and had the dogs chase him away. ... When it blew down, Napoleon blamed it on Snowball. ...

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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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When Napoleon felt threatened by Snowball Squealer convinced most of the farm that Snowball had been against the far the whole time so they shouldn't trust Snowball. ... Squealer's continuous support to Napoleon alike of the Pravda, made him unpopular, due to the fact that he made up stories to cover for Napoleon's controversial decisions and he convinced the animals that the pigs were the leaders and the rest of the farm worked hard to please the farm overall, when really it was only to provide for the pigs. ... This approach is displayed through characters such as Boxer, a st...

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In one part of the book Napoleon charged the dogs on Snowball, another animal. ... Trotsky and Stalin's relationship was very much like Snowball's and Napoleons. ... They chased Snowball away. ... Snowball first introduced the windmill concept to the farm but Napoleon disagreed with him and had the dogs chase him away. ... When it blew down, Napoleon blamed it on Snowball. ...

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(Orwell 35) According to Encarta Encyclopedia Stalin was a Georgian revolutionary which is compared to Napoleon. ... In comparison to the quote of Napoleon, Stalin was large and fierce looking, and would strike fear into his adversaries and patrons. ... "Snowball was a more vivacious pig than Napoleon, quicker in speech and more inventive, but was not considered to have the same depth of character." (Orwell 35) To illustrate this, Snowball is compared to political mastermind Leon Trotsky. As stated above in the quote Snowball didn't have the same depth as Napoleon is true. ...

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Since there is a lot of debating and discussion in the book, especially between Napoleon and Snowball, and because the animals are divided into two groups favouring either Napoleon or Snowball, not much can be done. ... There is also increasing aggression between Snowball and Napoleon, Napoleon seems to be a very aggressive leader. This growing aggressiveness can be seen when Napoleon vandalizes Snowball's plans for a windmill. ... According to Napoleon, Snowball is an accomplice for Mr. ... Two dogs, raised by Napoleon, were ordered to eradicate Snowball. ...

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This example shows how Snowball was more inclined to work toward improving the Animal Farm, rather than just looking out for himself like Napoleon and the pigs. ... However, Snowball also had weaknesses, he was nave to the possibility that others (Napoleon) may not share his goals and principles. He never considered the idea that his popularity with the animals and his disagreements with Napoleon would cause Napoleon to act against him. ... For example, Snowball never thought about how his talkative nature may be his downfall in the end, however, Napoleon used Snowball's loquaciousness ag...

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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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This is proved by Snowball and Napoleon, characters which represent Leon Trotsky and Stalin, respectively. ... Throughout the novel, we find out that Napoleon is always surrounded and supported by the pigs. ... We find out that it is indeed the proletariat, the class which mainly supports Stalin (Napoleon). ... The dogs are considered to symbolized the secret police, which would normally get rid of Stalin's opposition.The dogs however, seem to be so dedicated to Stalin (Napoleon) that they cannot speak for themselves. The use of the dogs, marks the use of force and terror which help Nap...

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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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Farmer Jones is Czar Nicholas II, Overthrown by the revolution and later executed by the Bolsheviks; Old Major is Marx and perhaps Marxist-Leninism; Boxer and Clover represent the proletariat (the urban industrial worker)-and more remotely the Chinese revolutionaries of the 1900 Boxer Rebellion; Napoleon stands for Joseph Stalin; Snowball is Leon Trotsky; Mollie is at heart a White Russian with little sympathy for Bolshevik aims; the raven Moses stands for the Russian Orthodox church and to a lesser extent the Roman Catholic church, which at one time Stalin imagined he could reach an accord; S...

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