How Does Napoleon Shape The Social Structure Of Animal Farm

In the book Animal Farm written by George Orwell, a farm called Manor Farm takes place in England. In the beginning of the book the animals decide to rebel against their farm owner, Mr. Jones because of how unfairly he treats them. They end up taking over the farm and creating the Seven Commandments of Animalism which are laws preventing the animals from doing anything wrong. In the end of the book, Napoleon, one of the pigs takes over the farm and controls the animals. Napoleon slowly starts to break all of the laws leaving only one, “all animals are equal but some are more equal than others.” The author shows the readers how Snowball and Napoleon shape the social structure of Animal Farm and how it changes after the Battle of Cowshed, the …show more content…
Snowball comes up with a plan to build a windmill on the farm. He believed that building a windmill will help make the lives of the other animals much easier because it would provide electricity and would cut their work loads. “Electricity, he said, could operate threshing machines, ploughs, harrows, rollers, and reapers and binders, besides supplying every stall with its own electric light, hot and cold water, and an electric heater. By the time he had finished speaking, there was no doubt as to which way the vote would go” (52). Snowball is honest and loyal to the animals and wanted to provide the most he could for the others. While Snowball believed that they should work on the windmill so that they would have a more comfortable future, Napoleon believes that the animals should work longer so that they would be able to store up enough food. Although that is a logical idea, Napoleon plans to abuse his idea by keeping most of the food for the pigs themselves. Napoleon on the other hand did not like Snowball’s idea of the windmill because the animals were favoring him more. Napoleon was selfish and wanted to be in control of the farm so he tried to kill Snowball using his dogs that he raised. “Nine enormous dogs wearing brass-studded collars came bounding into the barn. They dashed straight for Snowball, who only sprang from his place just in time to escape their snapping jaws” (53). Napoleon wanted to have leadership on the farm and would do anything to get it. Unlike Snowball, Napoleon plans on abusing his role on the farm and treating the animals unequally. After chasing Snowball away with the dogs, Napoleon eventually steals his idea on building the windmill and says that it was his idea originally. Using his cleverness, Napoleon tricks the animals into thinking that Snowball betrayed them and takes control over the farm. Although Snowball tried to treat all of