Snowball Vs. Napoleon 's Animal Farm

“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

Shortly after the Revolution, Snowball comes up with the plan to construct a windmill to make the lives of the inhabitants of Animal Farm easier. Napoleon hides in the shadows per se until the puppies that he has taken and trained are old enough to act as a police force. Once they are old enough, Napoleon has the dogs drive Snowball off the farm. He then takes credit for the idea of the windmill and proceeds to claim that he, not Snowball, won the award at the Battle of Cowshed. Napoleon then informs the animals that Snowball was an enemy and was a threat to Animal Farm. The animals are swayed by his propaganda and are fearful of his police dogs; this is what keeps him in power.

He went against all the commandments that were set at the beginning of the rebellion by the Old Major and he became friends with the enemy. Napoleon was defiantly not a role model and didn’t have any or the qualities of a good leader. Animalism on Animal Farm would have definitely been more achievable if Snowball was in charge.

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.

Napoleon has wanted power over the farm for awhile and will do anything to keep it. He takes Jessie and Bluebells newborn puppies and trains them for the main aspect of his fear campaign. He teaches them to do what is right for the farm and to only think about the Animal Farm’s future. He uses the puppies to eliminate his nemesis. Snowball comes up with the idea for a windmill on the farm, Napoleon opposes it and uses his trained dogs to chase Snowball off the farm. With Snowball gone, Napoleon declares himself the ruler of the farm. “They dashed straight for Snowball… he slipped through the fence and was seen no more. (Orwell, pg. 53 chap. 5).”

Snowball: He is a pig who was challenging Napoleon because the other animals were with and loyal to him. He was also at the position of leadership before he had to run away.

Snowball and Napoleon are both persuasive. For example, during an argument about the windmill, “Snowball often won over the majority by his brilliant speeches, but Napoleon was better at canvassing support for himself in between times” (63). Snowball and Napoleon both drag animals to their sides for their support due to propaganda and persuasion. Snowball trumps with his marvelous speeches and way of words. However, Napoleon uses his brute strength to guide other animals to him. Both use persuasion but in different forms. Furthermore, the animals argue about the defense setup and the animals, “Could not make up their minds which was right; indeed, they always found themselves in agreement with the one who was speaking at the moment” (66). The pigs both use their strengths to lead the other to his weakness. However, they both cleverly guide the animals one way or another before they are twisted up and confused. They both use persuasion to lend the animals a hand in who to vote for. Both think about their reign of Animal Farm and persuade to win over the other. Lastly, Snowball

After the dirty deed of murder was done Napoleon accused Snowball of being a traitor working with Mr. Jones trying to have him Mr. Jones reacquire the farm. The great ideas of Snowball were taken by Napoleon and claimed to have made his own like the Snowballs design of the windmill. The work on the farm increased and since it is a democracy where everyone agrees to make decisions, Napoleon tells the people he will do what is best for them. It starts to create a divide among the working animals and the pigs who were the brains of the operation.

The first comparison between Napoleon and Stalin is how they rose to power. When Lenin died in 1924, a struggle for power began between Trotsky (Snowball) and Stalin (Napoleon). Trotsky was a brilliant individual, but Stalin was just a simple person whose power was based on allegiances with other members of the communist party rather than on ideas. This is contrary to how Snowball was the more intelligent one of the two and all the sheep and pigs were loyal to Napoleon. Trotsky believed in Russia’s attempt to spread communism all over the world as Snowball’s purpose with animalism. Stalin was more focused on the prosperity of Russia, as was Napoleon about the wellness of the farm. By 1929, Stalin had gathered enough resources to exile Trotsky from Russia just as Napoleon did to Snowball.

Napoleon and Snowball from the book Animal Farm by George Orwell share many similarities and differences when compared together. Napoleon who is the dictator leader uses his powers to frighten and control the animals while Snowball is hardworking at developing a plan so it can minimize the animals work. Both pigs have their own similarities and differences but both seem to fight an endless war at being the best.

He claims that in demand to support and defend Animal Farm and toughen the certainty of Old Major’s dream of a life without humans, mixt up rebellions in other farms throughout England. Napoleon always disagrees with Snowball’s ideas because he doesn’t want him to lead Animal Farm.

Not only was Snowball disenfranchised by Napoleon for having conflicting opinions with him, but he was also disenfranchised by the entire farm when Napoleon managed to convince them all that Snowball was actually a spy in league with the humans. This is a curious case, as Snowball was actually the only animal on the farm openly advocating for animal equality. He even supported fewer work hours and animal retirement

This quote shows again Snowball's strong passion for the farm as he spends hours working on plans for innovations and improvements. Napoleon cannot accept that Snowball is the cleverest out of them both and this is proved to us again when Snowball makes Animal Comittees to teach the animals to read and write as Napoleon claimis that the education of the young is far more important than that of the older animals. He says this clearly because he is jealous of Snowball and wants power and glory all the time. Orwell describes Napoleon as "large" and "fierce-looking". From this description we picture him to be extremely intimidating and he uses this throughout the novel to control the other animals.

Napoleon and Snowball both have different ideas and views of ruling, and when looked at closer, they symbolize 2 contesting rulers, Trotsky, and Stalin, whereas our Stalin here is Napoleon, he's a brute who wants to use violence to rule, and Trotsky is Snowball. “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” This quote was said by Napoleon and it completely opposes the 7th commandment placed by the animals in the first chapter. Snowball on the other hand seems to be the only one who is really on hand with Old Major's way of rule, and he teaches all the animals to increase their intellect and physical abilities, and is considered the thinker of the rebellion, "those ribbons that you are so devoted to are the badge of

Snowball is a better leader than Napoleon because Snowball is much more prepared for the challenges than Napoleon and plans everything out thoroughly. For example, when Snowball planned out the windmill, “the plans grew into a complicated mass of cranks and cog wheels, covering more than half the floor,”(Orwell 49). This shows how Snowball always know what to do for all the farm’s daily needs. That helps out the farm because if the animals want to build any more buildings or machines, Snowball will be there to help them prepare for it. Snowball is also always one step ahead of everyone else. When Mr. Jones was about to attack Animal Farm, Snowball is already prepared for the counterattack because he already “studied