1. Compare and contrast Napoleon and Snowball. What techniques do they use in their struggle for power? Does Snowball represent a morally legitimate political alternative to the corrupt leadership of Napoleon?
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When viewed through the eyes of the unintelligent farm animals, Snowball and Napoleon appear to be best of friends. We later see that Napoleon has cunningly gotten rid of Snowball and tricks all the animals into believing that Snowball always posed a threat to the community. Napoleon uses propaganda and Snowball uses honesty and true beliefs of the people to make decisions. I believe that Snowball is a very moral leader and is a great alternative to the leadership of Napoleon.
ReplyDeleteNapoleon and Snowball, the two pigs put in charge after Old Major, the prized boar dies, have very different opinions on how to run the farm. Although they appear to be best friends, Napoleon is only using Snowball, and attempts to take over for his own. Napoleon then convinces everybody that Snowball is going against his friends, when really Napoleon is, and uses reverse psychology on them all. Snowball was an honest leader, and is moral, and a better, more trustworthy leader than Napoleon.
ReplyDeleteNapoleon and Snowball, through the eyes of the farm animals, appear to be best friends and just leaders. But while Snowball has the interests of the animals at heart, and rules the farm justly and fairly, Napoleon does not. He uses his cunning to outsmart the animals into thinking that Snowball is the bad leader that Napoleon really is. He then, after ridding the farm of Snowball, proceeds to remake all the laws of the farm to fit his needs. He uses large words and trickery to persuade the other animals that this is the way the farm should be. While Snowball really just wanted the animals to be treated well and fairly, Napoleon wants everything for himself.
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