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Napoleon's Manipulation In Animal Farm

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Napoleon’s Oppression Frederick Douglass once said, “Oppression makes a wise man mad.” Napoleon was a clever boar that oppressed the animals of Animal Farm. In Animal Farm, by George Orwell, Mr. Jones ran the Manor Farm. He was negligent of his animals and let them starve, so the animals rebelled against him. The animals were successful in driving Mr. Jones out and they changed Manor Farm into Animal Farm. The pigs assumed leadership of the farm since they were the brightest of all of the animals. Napoleon and Snowball were two rival pigs that always argued with each other. During a debate over the construction of a windmill, Napoleon managed to kick Snowball out of the farm and therefore established his supremacy. Napoleon used many tactics such as fear, propaganda, and manipulation to successfully seize control of the farm. One of the tactics that Napoleon used to gain control of the farm was inciting fear into the animals. He raised 9 puppies to grow into big, ferocious dogs. During a debate with Snowball, Napoleon called these dogs to chase Snowball out of the farm. Some animals were in opposition of this unjust action. For example, when four young pigs started to speak against Napoleon’s action, “…the dogs sitting round Napoleon let out deep, menacing growls, and the pigs fell silent and sat down again” (Orwell 50). This reveals that the animals would never oppose Napoleon and his actions because they were terrified of his dogs. The dogs were able to kill

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