In Animal Farm, George Orwell develops the theme that power corrupts through the allegorical character Napoleon. With presumed leadership in his hands from being intellectual, Napoleon, who represents Joseph Stalin, the dictator of the Soviet Union at the time, rose up to being the dictator of Animal Farm by getting rid of his rival by trained dogs. In the passage it states, “They dashed straight for Snowball, who only sprang from his place just in time to escape their snapping jaws”(Orwell). Similar to Napoleon, Stalin threw his rival out and sent an assassin to kill him. which depicts that power hungry Stalin eventually rose to dictatorship through secrecy, deception and use of military force. In addition, Napoleon is shown to be afflicted
