![]() ![]() Snowball’s character in the novel is largely based on Leon Trotsky. But, his final act of changing the Seventh Commandment to “ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL / BUT SOME ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS” and the Farm’s name to ‘Manor Farm’ shows him as a dictator than a socialist leader. He continues to change the Seven Commandments according to his convenience and convinces other animals that it’s all for their good. Like Stalin, Napoleon uses military force (his nine loyal attack dogs) to control other animals and to consolidate his power. But soon when the revolution is successful we see much sly activity of him, and soon he assumes himself as the leader of the Farm when he drives and defames Snowball as a traitor. In the beginning, he seems to be a sincere follower of Old Major’s ideology of Animalism, along with Snowball. He is the primary antagonist of the novel. ‘Napoleon’ is an imaginary character created by George Orwell based on ‘Joseph Stalin.’ The initial description says him as “a large, rather fierce-looking Berkshire boar” who is “not much of a talker” and has “a reputation for getting his own way”. ![]()
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