Snowball

animals that Snowball betrays them by being in league with farmer Jones. The pigs are only trying to diminish what the animals think of Snowball. "Snowball was in league with Jones from the very start! He was Jones ' secret agent all the time. It has all been proven by documents which he left and which we have only just discovered"(Pg.53). Furthermore, Snowball never collaborates with farmer Jones, the previous owner of the farm. The pigs make the other animals believe that Snowball has been…

the apples and milk for the animals, so the farm could succeed and not for themselves. However, in reality, the pigs just wanted to take all the food and were doing everything for themselves. The pigs also treated the other animals unfairly. When Snowball was the leader, he created the rule that all animals are equal, however, Squealer changed the commandment on the barn wall to say that all animals are equal, but some are “more equal than others” (134 Orwell). The pigs gave themselves higher…

history. Several animals played a large role in the novel, such as, Snowball, Napoleon and Boxer, who represent Joseph Stalin, Leon Trotsky and Communist Russia’s working class. First, we have Snowball. Snowball is one of the leaders at the beginning of the revolution and his real-life counterpart is Leon Trotsky. The two share very similar traits and readers can easily identify Snowball as Trotsky, “At the meetings, Snowball…

In the novel, Snowball is chased off the farm by Napoleon and his protective dogs. When Napoleon returns, he tells the other farm animals about his idea for building a windmill. Even though this is actually Snowball’s idea, Napoleon lies and says that he was the one to…

However, Snowball was the one who came up with innovative ideas for the animal’s of the farm to benefit from. “...Snowball was Jones’s agent.” Squealer implies Snowball was unloyal to the revolution. Snowball was said to be a liar and working with Jones, said by Squealer. The other animals go into a state of shock and confusion because that was not their image of Snowball. They remember him as a hero and a firm-believer in the revolution.…

the other hand, Snowball thinks that making a windmill to produce electricity is more important. This altercation leads the animals to choose sides. After the animals decide that Snowball is right, Napoleon has some dogs chase Snowball off of the farm.…

to start a rebellion against the farm owner Mr. Jones. The leader of the rebellion is the pig Old Major. He is a symbol for Karl Marx. When he dies he expects his other pigs, Snowball, Napoleon, and Squealer to continue his plan. The animals eventually overthrow Mr. Jones, who was a representation of Czar Nicholas II. Snowball is meant to represent Leon Trotsky and Napoleon is meant to be Joseph Stalin. George Orwell…

represent an idea. Snowball, Napoleon and Squealer all represent known people from the Russian Revolution. In the novella, Snowball represents Leon Trotsky. Trotsky ignited the Russian Revolution and helped defeat opposing forces. He also engaged in a power struggle with a colleague losing it resulting in an exile and to his assassination. Trotsky was also a very wise speaker and made smart decisions under pressure. Snowball was an intelligent pig who played a big role in battles: “Snowball…

windmill throughout the book until Snowball was gone. Also, Squealer lies about Boxer’s death, saying that he died peacefully in the hospital, although the bus that took him away belonged to the “knackers” (125). Napoleon loved Boxer and his work ethic, but he liked money and power more and by selling Boxer to the knackers he got both of those items. Another thing is that Napoleon displayed his immaturity by stating that Snowball had been on the farm when Snowball had not touched the grass since…

Snowball is a great leader and pushes all the animals to work towards the same goals and they become very successful and Snowball even teaches them how to read and write. When Napoleon sees how successful Snowball is becoming he gets angry and jealous and sends the dogs to attack him and scare him off, then blames Snowball for doing all these awful things, hoping that when he rises to the throne all the animals will see him as a hero. In the beginning of the book both Snowball and Napoleon…