Character Analysis Of Napoleon In George Orwell's Animal Farm

George Orwell’s Animal Farm contains a particular character named Napoleon, a fierce-looking Berkshire boar. Napoleon is conniving, a plagiarist and manipulative. At a meeting, when the animals had to make a decision, Orwell showed Napoleon’s first conniving scheme, “Napoleon stood up and, casting a peculiar sidelong look at Snowball, uttered a high-pitched whimper...dashed straight for Snowball, who only sprang from his place just in time to escape their snapping jaws” (Orwell 39). Here the dogs that Napoleon had raised attacked Snowball. It is apparent that Napoleon took these dogs to use them for what he needed, and at this time he needed to get Snowball out of the way. This action of attacking Snowball was very harmful, he only just barely
Which is exactly why Napoleon used him, the idea was never his he even showed his utmost distaste for it by urinating on the plans when Snowball had been originally drawing it. Having a windmill was a brilliant idea, so after Snowball had been removed from the picture and could no longer argue, Napoleon snatched those plans without any struggle. In chapter six, Clover remembers something about the Fourth Commandment, which is a significant case of Napoleon’s manipulation, and goes to the barn wall “...read me the Fourth Commandment...It says, ‘No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets,’ she announced finally” (49). Here and in other places Napoleon has shown his cunning to receive his way, as he is known for. This is the first time that Napoleon has the Seven Commandments tampered with in the book. He constantly changes it to fit his needs; in this case to sleep in a