Julius Caesar Snowball Quotes

1a) From the extract, we learn that Snowball is clever. That fact that he “had studied an old book of Julius Caesar's campaigns.” emphasises this. He studies the book – this shows the reader that Snowball is a lot more intelligent than he lets on because he actually taken the time to study this book – something no other animal has done. It's also discovered that he is studying Julius Caesar's campaigns – Julius Caesar was the ruler of Rome and a powerful figure in history. It's possible that Snowball takes inspiration from a ruler like Caesar. However the statement taken from the book also tells us the reader that Snowball is a sneaky character. He tells the other animals they should disregard any item that has anything to do with Jones, yet he studies from books – books about humans, created for humans. Snowball has clearly realised he has an advantage over the animals due to their lack of intelligence.
It's quit clear that Snowball knows what he is doing – he knows how things work and if they're not working, he knows how to make it work. The reader learns that Snowball is quick on his feet and he definitely possess the qualities of a good leader – if only he weren't such a corrupt leader. This also leads to an effect of distrust because the reader sees that it is possible to have good qualities but if you're like Snowball, someone who is rotten at the core, it is quite easy to push your own agenda and manipulate your followers into thinking that it's their