Napoleon and Snowball (Animal Farm) Essay

George Orwells Animal Farm is an allegorical novel that reflects events such(prenominal) as the Bolshevik revolution, the economic reform by Trotsky the Russian famine in 1921 and during the Stalin era before the Second World War. The pigs represent the communist leaders, and the last out of the animals on the farm signify the different social functions of Russian society and how the communist takeover of Russia affected them. Two main characters, increase and snooze (who symbolize Trotsky and Stalin), engages in a political struggle, as both of them wanted to have the cater to lead all of the animals. Although cat sleep wins the struggle in the end, snowballs political strategy is break in than the corrupted leadership of Napoleon.Snowball cares more about the living condition of the animals. Compared to Napoleon, Snowball knows the meaning of Animalism, which is animals are tinct and it should lead the animals to a better life. Snowball is interested in reading all kinds o f books to enrich his scope of knowledge to make the animals work easier. For example, he declares the wind generator idea from a book of the Jones. Also Snowball is very brave he has studied the book of Julian Caesar and successfully led through the interlocking of the Cowshed while Napoleon was hiding himself in the barn.Snowball has an intelligent and friendly character. Unlike Napoleon, Snowball never forces someone to agree with his ideas. Instead, he is advanced at explaining how his ideas work and persuades all the animals to believe and trust his ideas. Unlike Napoleon, Snowball does not need Squealers help, he can do the explaining part all by himself. Napoleon has his own ways to control other animals such as the dogs and Squealer but Snowball has different way which is the committees.Snowball seems to work better within the political system. Napoleon goes around it. Napoleon, for instance, he understands the role of force in political control and uses his attack dogs to expel Snowball from the farm. Napoleon seems to have a powerful, self-centered desire for control, while Snowball seems to think of himself as a genius who should be the one to guide the farm toward success.Snowball is the only one who knows the real meaning of Animalism, and he is putting out true effort to make the living standard of the animals better than before, and insists everyone is equal. After the expel of Mr. Jones, the Animal Farm is supposed to be democracy, all of the animals should decide how to do things together, any one animal to rise to greater power than any other would violate that ideal, and make Animal Farm indistinguishable from a human farm. On the other hand the only thing that Napoleon thinks about is how to gain more power and personal benefit from the farm. Snowball always comes up with some long-term plans and on the other hand Napoleon can only come up with some short-term plans. In conclusion, Snowballs political strategy is better then the corrupted leadership of Napoleon.