Leadership of Napoleon There are some important characteristics to be a leader. Napoleon, the leader in Animal Farm by George Orwell, is trusted by his henchman in the farm so that he can be a leader even he when does something wrong. The abilities of followers is one of the traits to be a leader and these greatly affect the success of their master. Three things which Napoleon has can make an effective leader. Napoleon could keep his status as a leader because of his firm hangers-on and believers, such as Squealer and the dogs. Squealer often gives a speech to improve the reliability of Napoleon and his behavior. If there are some animals who doubt Napoleon’s new policy, Squealer works hard to persuade them and alter their memories by using such language as; “You did not suppose, surely, that there was ever a ruling against beds? A bed merely means a place to sleep in.”(67). There are no words concerned with sheets in The Seven Commandments at first, but Squealer adds them. He adds some words on each commandment to support his master’s actions. Squealer is good at persuading. When the justice of the scene is doubted by the pigs and …show more content…
When he exerts his ferociousness for the first time in the story is at the time of the expulsion of Snowball. “Snowball, who,as we know, was no better than a criminal?”(55). He blacken Snowball’s name though Snowball does not make any faults. The second time when he turns into cruel dictator is the time of executions. “And so the tale of confessions and executions went on, until there was a pile of corpses lying before Napoleon’s feet”. He eliminates his nuisances in seconds. He sells Boxer to the horse slaughterer and glue boiler at last. The dictator urges to “taking Boxer to the knacker’s!”.Yet Boxer has never dis obey and always works hard, he smelled away because of his old age. Napoleon never has humanity; this is why he can keep his position without any
Napoleon stays in power by changing the rules of the farm repeatedly. Napoleon uses ideology to keep him in charge, but he uses fear a majority of the time as
Napoleon was a fierce leader like Hitler. Napoleon was leader of the animals in the book called Animal Farm by George Orwell. The main methods Napoleon uses to power over the other animals are he scares them and gives them pride.
Think of some of the world's most prosperous civilizations of all time. Rome, England, and Russia might come to mind. How did these nations rise to such supreme power while simultaneously keeping their people in order? All of these empires share a common force- fear. In animal farm Napoleon and the pigs used fear to remain in power over the other pigs, whether this was expressed by the common message that other animals weren’t capable, how the farm was turned against Snowball, or Napoleon's use of the dogs to gain and then remain in power.
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A quote by Aung San Suu Kyi reads ¨it is not power that that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it. Animal Farm by George Orwell is a long short story, published in 1917 it reflects the events leading up to the Russian revolution and the Stalin era. Characters are portrayed by animals that live on a farm . The character Napoleon in Animal Farm is a clever and sly animal who uses fear and greed to rule the animals around the farm. Leaders who do not care about the welfare of their citizens and rule with fear can ruin a society. Those type of leaders and person and the most harmful to a society.
I will be comparing Napoleon the pig to Hitler as to how he conquered his people and used the jews as a scapegoat. In the book “Animal Farm” by George Orwell, Napoleon uses his competing pig, snowball, as a scapegoat to gain control of the people. He does this by having dogs chase him off of the farm saying that Snowball was conspiring with the humans. This allowed Napoleon to take complete control of the farm and the rest of the animals. If the animals stopped the dogs from chasing off Snowball, it would have completely stopped his plans. However, because it was successful, he was able to use him as a way to focus the animal’s anger and keep them distracted from Napoleon's devious actions. For example, Squealer the
The animals want to escape humans, but what happens when one of their own turns on them? The story Animal Farm by George Orwell, Is about the animals on Mr. Jones's Manor Farm. The Oldest pig is Old Major, and he describes a dream he had. His dream was of the animals rebelling against the humans. A few days later, Old major dies in his sleep and Two new pigs take power, Snowball and Napoleon. Then make the rules of Animalism called the seven amendments. Napoleon wants to be in full control, so he uses guard dogs he raised to banish Snowball and then lies and says Snowball is a “bad guy”. Napoleon continues to change things until he is the unquestioned ruler of the farm. The theme corruption can change people. The story shows this through Napoleon's dialogue, actions, and appearance.
One of the many awful things he did was he proclaimed that whoever killed, snowball would be rewarded. He would also kill any animals he believed were working with Snowball, breaking the commandment that said no animal shall kill another animal. He also formed one single commandment after breaking all of the other ones, which was “ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS” ( 194). This shows that the pigs finally established dominance over the animals, and no longer believed that all animals were equal. Another action that showed that Napoleon was taking dominance over the other animals was when he took away some of the dreams that at the beginning was once promised to them, such as “The luxuries of which Snowball had once taught the animals to dream, the stalls with electric light and Hot and cold water, and the three-day week, were no longer talked about. He said, lay in working hard and living frugally” ( 185). This shows that the animals were promised great things, but this all changed when Napoleon's desire for power clouded all of his previous beliefs. Lastly, the pigs and Napoleon appeared one day walking in their hind legs and showing qualities of humans until one day in the eyes of the animals they become so human like, it was impossible to tell between humans and pigs. The animals
Can a leader manipulate you to believe everything he or she says? In the book Animal Farm by George Orwell, Napoleon develops a cult of personality, as he became a dictator of Animal Farm. Napoleon took control of the Farm as he began to establish powerful and caring traits, those as would be shown in a leader. Important aspects of Napoleon becoming a dictator can be attributed to his cult of personality by him being charismatic. Napoleon uses manipulation,deception, and being hypocritical. Napoleon uses other animals to support him in his decisions for the Farm. The actions shows Napoleon's personality and speech help support his plans..The desire to move ahead can cause change in opinion and mislead you to believe in the wrong path.
Napoleon is the example of a more dictatorial leader. He is more greedy for power and therefore corruption existed when he was ruling. He does not show much interest in the welfare of the animals, which means he only cares about himself but not about anyone else. He uses several methods to take and maintain control of the farm. He is quiet yet intimidating. Early on in Animal Farm, Napoleon takes Jessie and Bluebell’s nine newborn puppies. These puppies become the forefront of his campaign of fear. He uses them to gain power by eliminating his nemesis. Napoleon uses his intellect to good effect as far as self-interest is concerned. But a real good leader never uses fear to gain the power. He instills fear as a way of giving the animal no chance to argue about what he says. This allows him to run the farm in his
Throughout the book of Animal Farm the theme of leadership and corruption is continuous. The animal’s who have the biggest part in both of these major themes are the pigs. Napoleon, for example, takes over as the leader in the beginning of the book and later his leadership methods turn corruptive.
It is hard to imagine a pig as a ruthless dictator, but that is exactly what happens in the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell. In the book, animals on a farm overthrow the farmer because he was not treating them well. The animals take control of the farm and it starts out as a democracy, with the pigs being the natural leaders. There were two main pigs, Napoleon and Snowball, but Napoleon chases Snowball off of the farm. By the end, Napoleon resembles the farmer more than an animal. In Animal Farm by George Orwell, Napoleon is a pig who goes from being democratic to being a dictator. Orwell shows this when Napoleon makes all the decisions himself, harshly treats the animals opposing him, and by showing how selfish Napoleon is.
Animal Farm is a novel written by George Orwell and published in 1945. The book depicts various farm animals overthrowing their human owner and assuming power themselves. The story of their revolution and government represented the establishment of communism in the USSR and contained themes of greed and exploitation. These ideas were important in showing the corruption that power causes and how this affects the weakest in society, specifically the youths.
“Outline the ways in which Napoleon obtained and maintained power on Animal Farm. What message is Orwell conveying to the reader through these processes?';
First, Napoleon showed his effectiveness as a leader because he established trust with the other animals on the farm. No matter if he earned their trust or not, the animals eventually put their faith in every decision he made. One particular animal that showed unending trust in Napoleon was Boxer, a large horse. On many occasions Boxer says, “Ah, that is different! If Comrade Napoleon says it, it must be right” (58). In this scene Squealer tries to convince the animals that Snowball was against them all along and Boxer has trouble believing that. Finally, after many different ways of trying explaining his reasons, Squealer says that Napoleon told him that Snowball was evil, and Boxer instantly trusts what Squealer said, because it first came