Out of all the animals, Snowball and Napoleon try their best to fulfill Old Major's dream and stage a Rebellion. Snowball and Napoleon are the most resourceful pigs and take a stand to fulfill Old Major's dream of equality. ... Snowball teaches the animals to read, and Napoleon educates the young animals on the principles of Animalism. Although the start went off well, as time goes by, Napoleon and Snowball argue over how they farm should run. ... Consistent arguments between Snowball and Napoleon split the animals among one another. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Another prominent speaker was Squealor, who was chosen by the leader Napoleon to give his speeches. ... The struggle for preeminence between Leon Trotsky and Stalin emerges in the rivalry between the pigs Snowball and Napoleon. In both the historical and fictional cases, the idealistic but politically less powerful figure (Trotsky and Snowball) is expelled from the revolutionary state by the malicious and violent usurper of power (Stalin and Napoleon). The purges and show trials with which Stalin eliminated his enemies and solidified his political base find expression in Animal Farm as the fal...

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