How Does Napoleon Change In Animal Farm

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One way a corrupt being such as Napoleon is able to rise to power in a community is by being deceitful. In the novel Animal farm, Napoleon conceals the truth by changing the commandments to his liking. One occurrence when he does this is by changing a the fifth commandment that originally stated "5. No animal shall drink alcohol " (Orwell 25) to "No animal shall drink alcohol to excess" ( Orwell Napoleon's fraudulent behaviour is the cause of the alteration to the fifth Commandment. When he and the other pigs get drunk from drinking a libation, Napoleon's hangover should’ve been a cause for alarm but it wasn't because of the adjustment made. Moreover, this was not the only commandment that Napoleon changed. Another commandment he changed was

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