Napoleon Dictatorship In George Orwell's Animal Farm

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Many years have passed, all the animals that lived under Napoleon’s reign have passed on to Sugar Candy Mountain, except for Napoleon and his henchmen who were sent to Hot Tamale Island to spend the rest of eternity there. The young ones, whose ancestors endured Napoleon’s reign, have taken back the farm. The word of Napoleon’s reign has spread across England in the past year’s, all the animals around England have converted, all except “Animal Farm” who has vowed never to go back to the ways of their ancestors.

A pig by the name of Solomon, who showed up on the farm looking for change, being Snowballs grandson he was perfect for the role of leader of the resistance on the farm, because snowball mentored him in his ways. He immediately began

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