Snowball and Napoleon

Snowball and Napoleon- compare and contrast:
Snowball and Napoleon are two of the main characters in George Orwell’s satirical book Animal Farm. Both of them have their differences and similarities, which affect the farm both in good and bad ways:
Napoleon and Snowball share their characteristics in many ways including intelligence, how convincing both pigs are, and leadership qualities. First, Napoleon and Snowball both have similar intelligence traits. For example, both Napoleon and Snowball could read and write perfectly. Snowball had written all the windmill plans by himself. Napoleon, however, had used his knowledge to write a fake letter, said to be written by Snowball in which he agreed to be a secret agent to the Foxwood Farm. In addition, both Napoleon and Snowball were the most active in the speeches and the planning. Furthermore, both pigs were smart to confuse the animals in order to get their way. They used the same excuse of Jones returning .The animals, however, were too stupid to think for themselves, thus letting the two pigs get what they wanted.
Next, the two animals were very convincing to the other animals. For example, Snowball said that if a windmill was built, electricity could be used and the work of the animals would be reduced to very little. This convinced the animals very easily that they wanted a windmill. Also, Napoleon convinced the animals very easily when he blamed all the farms troubles on Snowball. The animals quite easily believed Napoleon when he said Snowball was a traitor and was working for Foxwood farms. Lastly, both the pigs have their leadership traits. Both of them believed that they had the ability to individually rule the farm and the animals. As well as having similarities, both of them have some striking contrasts:
First, based on their characteristics, Napoleon is not much of a talker while Snowball is a brilliant speaker. Snowball is more vivacious although he lacks that depth of character in Napoleon. Snowball is more open hearted and frank, while Napoleon is more secretive and reserved. Snowball is more intelligent and inventive, which is what Napoleon lacks. Snowball is the one who had the idea of doing the Animal Committees in order to educate the animals; he was also the one who originally had the idea of making the windmill. It was also because of his careful plans that the animals could defeat the humans in the Battle of the Cowshed. While Snowball is the one who is more creative and resourceful, Napoleon likes to sit back and watch everything happen rather than do some work or think by himself. Both the pigs’ ideas on farm policy also differ. Napoleon insists more importance on the agricultural development of the farm. While Snowball pays greater attention to science and technology, which is represented by his plans to build the windmill to generate electricity. Also, their views on defending the farm are different. Snowball thinks that the animals should keep in a state of armed readiness to defend the farm against attack, while Napoleon thinks pigeons should be sent to the other farms to rouse the animals to rise against their human masters.
Both the pigs’ differences and similarities affect the animals’ the development of the farm throughout the book in many ways.