Similarities Between Napoleon And Animal Farm

“Napoleon” from Animal Farm by George Orwell Napoleon from animal farm was a cruel leader of the animals. This is similar to the harsh and abusive treatment Russians received from Stalin. Napoleon is one of the pigs who took charge when the animals rebelled against the farmer who was in charge of the farm they lived on. The story Animal Farm is an allegory of the Communist Revolution in Russia. The animals represent different people or groups of people involved in the revolution, Napoleon represents Joseph Stalin, Snowball represents Leon Trotsky, and so on (Animal Farm). Very soon after the animal’s revolution the pigs of the farm take power. They create seven commandments which are considered “unalterable
The conflict between Napoleon and Snowball is similar to that of the conflict between Stalin and Trotsky. Napoleon and Snowball could not agree on what would be best for the animals to focus on (Animal Farm). According to “Animal Farm” from Novels for Students, “When the windmill is knocked down during a storm, Napoleon blames its destruction on Snowball and pronounces a death sentence on this traitor" (Animal
When the pigs determine they need money they tell the hens they will need to sell their eggs. This horrifies the hens who believe the eggs to be their unborn children and refuse to give them up. However they give them up when the pigs cut their rations in response (Glover, Beaird). Before Snowball is run off the farm Napoleon uses the sheep's mindless chanting of "Four legs good, two legs bad" during Snowball's speeches to interrupt him (Glover, Beaird). When Snowball is run off the farm he uses Squealer to make the animals believe Snowball was evil and always trying to sabotage the revolution (Animal Farm). Squealer is also used to convince the animals that Napoleon is not going against the Commandments when Napoleon starts trading with neighboring farms who are ruled by humans (Animal Farm). Napoleon scares the animals who go against him or sympathize with Snowball into confessing (Robb, Paul). When the animals do confess they are brutally killed by the dogs who serve as Napoleon's police (Animal Farm).
Napoleon is horrible to the animals as Stalin was to his people. Even his namesake tells us he is meant from the beginning of the book to be a dictator (Glover, Beaird). According to Valerire Meyers, " By making Napoleon a boar Orwell also drew on the literary and historical