Leadership Depicted In George Orwell's Animal Farm

The first warning Orwell introduces to the reader is that standing by passively while a would-be tyrant rises to power will end up in a birth of a dictatorship and a loss of personal freedom. At the beginning, the animals attempt to establish a democracy where everyone can vote and have a say, but when the animals vote for Snowball as their leader, Napoleon becomes jealous and runs Snowball off the farm with his vicious dogs, which symbolizes the military that a dictator uses. All of this represents how

“He ordered the hens’ rations to be stopped and decreed that any animal giving so much grain of corn to a hen should be punished by death” (Orwell 87). This quote demonstrates that Napoleon treats the hens with cruelty because his commands are not being followed which was to surrender their eggs to him so he can trade with his neighbors. He not only treats the hens with cruelty but is also cruel to the other animals who feed the hens. On the contrary, Snowball treats the animals with respect and care because he is pursuing the Seven Commandments made by Old Major. He is doing what is best for all animals and is treating them equally. “He formed the Egg Production Committee for the hens, the Clean Tails League for the cows, the Wild Comrades’ Re-education Committee (the object of this was to tame the rats and rabbits), the Whiter Wool Movement for the sheep, and various others, beside instituting classes in reading and writing” (Orwell 49). This quote illustrates that Snowball is doing what is best for all animals by giving them a little hope for the future. He not only does it for one animal but for all the animals in the farm. Though they have differences in treating the animals they also have one comparison. They both want to be in charge of the other animals. When Old Major left the two of them in charge they wanted to control the animals by their own ideas by planning of what happens

Their malfunction as ruling figures is another way Orwell exemplifies his philosophy. Snowball comes across as the more compassionate and charismatic of the two, where as Napoleon is the thinker and has more “depth of character.” The two compete for power and use propaganda and catchy slogans to gain control of the public majority.

‘Animal Farm’ is a novel based on the Russian Revolution, about a group of animals wanting to rebel against man. Snowball a smart, fair and strong leader gets ruled over by Napoleon, an unfair and selfish leader. This was the first error in the rebellion. Snowball would have defiantly made a better leader than Napoleon. The reasons for this are that he educated the animals, had future economic plans and knew how to keep a fair and smart community.

Snowball’s strengths: Snowball’s strengths include his intelligence and his want for social improvement for the animals of Animal Farm. Snowball’s intelligence has had a very positive effect on Animal Farm. For example, It was Snowball who had the original idea of building a windmill so everyone could work less and live more comfortably and luxuriously on the farm. He also understood that the sheep could not read the Seven Commandments so he shortened them into the phrase “Four legs good, two legs bad” so they could comprehend the commandments much more easily. During the Battle of the Cowshed Snowball used his intelligence and strategic plans made by Julius Caesar to defend Animal Farm. Snowballs intelligence could help Animal Farm find a solution to any problem that the farm may face. Along with his intelligent nature, Snowball also has a desire for the social improvement of all animals. Snowball created animal committees in an attempt to improve the manner and quality of the animals lives. He created the Egg Production Committee, the Clean Tails League, the Wild Comrades Re-education committee, The Whiter Wool movement and implemented literacy classes. Although most of these committees had not seen very much success, Snowball had still managed to teach most of the animals the basics of reading and writing. This care for social improvement could benefits Animal Farm future.

In the novel, Animal Farm, George Orwell portrays Snowball as a more imaginative and inventive character. Napoleon was a poor leader and he didn't treat the animals on the farm fairly. Before Napoleon chased Snowball off the farm, Snowball co-operates with Napoleon and Squealer to organize Old Majors ideas into the principles of Animalism, and to reduce these to the Seven Commandments. It is Snowball who organizes the various Animal Committees and the classes in reading and writing, therefore showing interest in the other animals. Snowball also anticipates the first attack on Animal Farm and, having studied up on strategy. Snowball would have been a better leader than Napoleon and would have improved the lives of the animals on Animal Farm.

George Orwell’s novel ‘Animal Farm’ is an allegorical fable of the Russian Revolution. It depicts the Revolution in a way that is inoffensive to people and also very easy to understand. This controversial novel also teaches many valuable lessons, all very true in man’s past and also in the present.

Built on Leon Trotsky, Snowball is one if the 2 pigs who develop as leaders of the animals after Old Major dies. Both, Trotsky and Snowball’s similarities are

The only good human being is a dead one. " This quote proves to us that Animalism is very important to Snowball. Orwell also describes Snowball to be "quicker in speech. " We can see that he is a brilliant speaker and uses this as a persuasive way to the control the animals instead of using force. Snowball also uses his intelligence to convince the birds that their wings are considered as legs.

For example, having critically studied every inch in the farm and the new Commandments, it is more than accurate to call Snowball intellectual. Snowball also works very hard to make sure he andvances in his knowledge. As stated by the author,”Snowball...quicker in speech and more inventive…”. The intellect possesed by Snowball gave his character an advanced way of response. “Then Snowball (for it was Snowball who was best at writing) took a brush between teh tow knuckles of his trotter, painted out MANOR FARM from the top bar of the gate and in its place painted ANIMAL FARM.”, Snowball is recognized as the pig in the farm that best new and understood the subjects that he set himself out to learn. He uses his intellect during the book in order to explain to the other animals certain things in a way they

Snowball, one of the cleverest pigs, is an idealist similar to Leon Trotsky. Leon Trotsky fought in the Russian Civil War and was the head commissar of war when the new Soviet Union was formed. However, after the death of Vladimir Lenin, Trotsky competed to be Lenin’s successor against Joseph Stalin(House of ruin par. 1). Trotsky spoke out and offered many reforms like to the five-year plan to deal with the economic status in Russia. The goal of the plan was to increase industrial production rapidly, to compete with neighboring countries (House of ruin par. 1). In addition to improving communism in Russia, he wanted to spread communism abroad and make Russia even more powerful. Similarly, Snowball became a leader after the animals gained the power of the farm. He was intelligent and wise, as he offered to advise and spread animalism. He even came up with many bright ideas such as to build a windmill to generate electricity. George Orwell demonstrates Trotsky’s cleverness through the Snowball character as he states,

In the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell, Snowball would make a better leader because he is foresighted. For instance, while the pigs take advantage of the animals Snowball heeds Old Major’s warning about treating animals equally by trying to busy “himself with organizing the other animals…to tame the wild creatures, for instance…the Re-education Committee ” to try to further their knowledge (Orwell 32). Snowball knows the pigs have an advantage because they know more and tries to level the playing field by including everyone in classes to allow an equal opportunity for others to contribute to the future of the Animal Farm. Therefore, ameliorating the chances of the animals having a prosperous, stable society that is equal to all animals.

In George Orwell’s Animal Farm, the one animal on the farm that is best fit for the leader role is Snowball, for he has shown himself to be an active and perceptive player in the farm’s success. When many of the animals cannot get past the first letter of the alphabet, “Snowball declared that the Seven Commandments could in effect be reduced to a single maxim, namely: ‘Four legs good, two legs bad.’” (Orwell 29) In this quote, Snowball sees that some of that animals are having a hard time understanding the 7 commandments, but he sees that problem and helps them understand a watered-down version. This shows why Snowball makes a observant leader: he can tell when other animals need help and sort out their dilemmas. Later in the chapter, Snowball

First of all, in Animal Farm, Snowball slowly claims leadership as the animals successfully push out Mr. Jones

Snowball considers the thoughts and emotions of his followers and is able to speak with articulation. Snowball rules with a more democratic approach, taking into account everyone’s opinion, and is willing to compromise in order to maintain his public status. If someone disagrees with one of his notions, he listens to them and adjusts his thoughts accordingly. This way, he maintains his popularity and does not require force in order to keep himself in power. An example of this is when Snowball is forming committees within the animal farm, “Snowball also busied himself with organizing the other animals into what he called Animal Committees he formed the egg production committee for the hens, the clean tails league for the cows, the wild comrade's re-election committee…” (Hardback 27). This quote shows how Snowball was lenient with the animal’s request to form committees. Another aspect of Snowball is his eloquence, which is his ability to talk in very persuasive and descriptive fashion. This is one of the abilities that allowed Hitler to rise to power. With his brilliant tirades and polemics, Hitler was possibly one of the most awesome demagogues in history. This is a