snowball vs napoleon
In the film ‘animal farm’ based on George Orwell’s novel, we are presented with two pigs, snowball and napoleon. They both believe manor farm is in desperate need of change, but both aim to achieve it differently. Over the course of the film we see that Orwell's message that Power Corrupts and Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely hints that regardless of who the leader of Animal Farm would be, the revolution was doomed to fail from the beginning.
Snowball believes in the happiness of his citizens. He would always put the farm first and try to achieve everyone's needs, this is seen when he devised a plan for a windmill tower that would produce electricity and benefit everyone on the farm. Napoleon, however, is more of a demanding, overpowering pig who always gets what he wants. He gets influenced easily and always puts himself first. He believes that he is Animal Farm's destined leader and praises himself for all the things that he has done for the animals this is seen when Napoleon spreads lies and rumours, making Snowball into a symbol of the enemy within and steals snowballs idea of the windmill.
Napoleon is the example of the more dictatorial leader. He is more greedy for power and corrupt. He doesn't show much interest in the welfare of the animals. He is quiet yet intimidating. He uses his dogs to keep the animals in line and, therefore, leads by fear. He is not interested in any of Snowball's committees or any other ideas that are committed to improving the welfare of the animals. Snowball is not completely free of corruption but does seem to provide a better alternative to Napoleon's dishonest ways. For the most part, Snowball follows the beliefs Old Major initially laid out for Animalism. He attempts to improve the animal’s lives. He also set up committees to help include the lesser animals in the community.
The rift between Napoleon and Snowball mirrors the difference between Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky after the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917. The
Snowball believes in the happiness of his citizens. He would always put the farm first and try to achieve everyone's needs, this is seen when he devised a plan for a windmill tower that would produce electricity and benefit everyone on the farm. Napoleon, however, is more of a demanding, overpowering pig who always gets what he wants. He gets influenced easily and always puts himself first. He believes that he is Animal Farm's destined leader and praises himself for all the things that he has done for the animals this is seen when Napoleon spreads lies and rumours, making Snowball into a symbol of the enemy within and steals snowballs idea of the windmill.
Napoleon is the example of the more dictatorial leader. He is more greedy for power and corrupt. He doesn't show much interest in the welfare of the animals. He is quiet yet intimidating. He uses his dogs to keep the animals in line and, therefore, leads by fear. He is not interested in any of Snowball's committees or any other ideas that are committed to improving the welfare of the animals. Snowball is not completely free of corruption but does seem to provide a better alternative to Napoleon's dishonest ways. For the most part, Snowball follows the beliefs Old Major initially laid out for Animalism. He attempts to improve the animal’s lives. He also set up committees to help include the lesser animals in the community.
The rift between Napoleon and Snowball mirrors the difference between Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky after the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917. The