George Orwell wrote his story, Animal Farm, to illustrate the flaws of the Russian Revolution through multiple plot points in the satire; specifically, Orwell did this through Snowball’s escape and Napoleon's court, building the theme of leadership and corruption. In chapter five, Snowball’s escape was utilized to represent the exile and death of Leon Trotsky in the Russian Revolution, bringing light to the conflicting motives between Trotsky and Stalin. Orwell wrote, “As usual, Snowball and Napoleon were in disagreement. According to Napoleon, what the animals must do was to procure firearms and train themselves in the use of them. According to Snowball, they must send out more and more pigeons and stir up rebellion among the animals on the
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The book reads, “ In a moment the dogs came bounding back. At first no one had been able to imagine where these creatures came from, but the problem was soon solved: they were the puppies whom Napoleon had taken away from their mothers and reared privately,” (pg. 53). In order to remove Snowball from the farm, Napoleon uses the dogs that he raised and taught to comply with his orders. This is one of the first alarming signs of corruption in Napoleon's leadership, begging the question, why does Napoleon feel that he needs a small army of dogs on a farm where everyone is supposed to be peaceful working for the benefit of eachother? Napoleon’s dogs are the equivalent of Stalin’s KGB agents, whose responsibility was to suppress domestic resistance, corresponding with the purpose of the dogs. Moreover, the first violent act of Napoleon was when he completely halted the rations of the hens, reading, “...the hens made a determined effort to thwart Napoleon's wishes. Their method was to fly up to the rafters and there lay their eggs, which smashed to pieces on the floor. Napoleon acted swiftly and ruthlessly. He ordered the hens' rations to be stopped, and decreed that any animal giving so much as a grain of corn to a hen should be punished by death,” (pg. 76). Napoleon’s actions struck terror in the entire farm, putting the custom in place that no animal should question or argue with Napoleon and his wishes. Stalin had the same type of method in dictating where he eliminated anyone who opposed him. Moreover, Orwell wrote, “They added that Snowball had privately admitted to them that he had been Jones's secret agent for years past. When they had finished their confession, the dogs promptly tore their throats out, and in a terrible voice Napoleon demanded whether any other animal had anything to
The book reads, “ In a moment the dogs came bounding back. At first no one had been able to imagine where these creatures came from, but the problem was soon solved: they were the puppies whom Napoleon had taken away from their mothers and reared privately,” (pg. 53). In order to remove Snowball from the farm, Napoleon uses the dogs that he raised and taught to comply with his orders. This is one of the first alarming signs of corruption in Napoleon's leadership, begging the question, why does Napoleon feel that he needs a small army of dogs on a farm where everyone is supposed to be peaceful working for the benefit of eachother? Napoleon’s dogs are the equivalent of Stalin’s KGB agents, whose responsibility was to suppress domestic resistance, corresponding with the purpose of the dogs. Moreover, the first violent act of Napoleon was when he completely halted the rations of the hens, reading, “...the hens made a determined effort to thwart Napoleon's wishes. Their method was to fly up to the rafters and there lay their eggs, which smashed to pieces on the floor. Napoleon acted swiftly and ruthlessly. He ordered the hens' rations to be stopped, and decreed that any animal giving so much as a grain of corn to a hen should be punished by death,” (pg. 76). Napoleon’s actions struck terror in the entire farm, putting the custom in place that no animal should question or argue with Napoleon and his wishes. Stalin had the same type of method in dictating where he eliminated anyone who opposed him. Moreover, Orwell wrote, “They added that Snowball had privately admitted to them that he had been Jones's secret agent for years past. When they had finished their confession, the dogs promptly tore their throats out, and in a terrible voice Napoleon demanded whether any other animal had anything to