Description Of Woodrow Wilson In Animal Farm

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Woodrow Wilson, an American statesman, once proclaimed, “The ear of a leader must ring with the voices of the people.” This quote contradicts to Napoleon’s actions, as he resulted in becoming a corrupt leader and not listening to the animals below him. In Animal Farm, Napoleon is the only animal to not have much description. He is not described as much as the other characters, as the book focused more on his surroundings. In the beginning of the novella, Comrade Napoleon was as the same status as the other animals. Despite being treated like a peasant, he acted like the boss and leader of the farm who never listened to Old Major, the former leader of the animals in Manor Farm. Although he was named after Napoleon Bonaparte, his behavior resembled …show more content…

He had committed almost an infinite amount of crimes during his rule. He had shown respect toward other pigs, such as Squealer. Squealer was the assistant of Napoleon, which he would help spread any important word. With Squealer, he was able to create opposition against Snowball, who was the scapegoat of every problem. After the storm that took down the windmill, Snowball was blamed for the mess. To add to this disaster, Napoleon urinated on the windmill plans. This was not the only time Napoleon had some kind of hatred and demonstrated aggressive behavior against Snowball. He had fought against Snowball using the sheep to his advantage and expelled Snowball using the dogs that he stole and trained(Shmoop). Since Squealer played a role in propaganda under Napoleon’s rule, he had as much privileges as Napoleon. Besides Squealer, the rest of the community had been unknowingly disrespected by the leader. Napoleon stole milk from cows only to give to the pigs. The dogs, who were meant to represent the KGB, played a big role in Napoleon’s crimes and actions. The KGB was the secret police brought together by Stalin. Napoleon seized nine puppies just to “educate” them but secretly trained the puppies to become attack dogs. Using these evolved puppies, Napoleon forced confessions of innocent animals and had them killed in front of every animal’s …show more content…

Friendship with humans was portrayed as an evil act by the animalists. The commandment that stated, “Four legs good, two legs bad” expressed this the most. While every animal in the farm worked day and night, Napoleon was doing strange things. Napoleon resulted in trading goods with Mr. Frederick and Mr. Pilkington, who were humans. Before the corrupt leadership of Napoleon, Mr. Jones and other humans attempted to take back the farm from the animals during the Battle of the Cowshed. Napoleon had committed many crimes in his past, but his greatest crime was transforming into a character similar to Mr. Jones. After trading with humans, he changed mentally and physically. While controlling the farm, Napoleon lacked interest of Old Major’s belief of the flourishing of the animals. He never thought of Old Major as an inspiration, but he never realized how acting like a dictator can make him convert into one. First, he would build up the other pigs of the farm and destroyed the rest of the comrade animals. It was obvious when he showed favoritism toward the pigs and shunned the rest of Animal Farm. Second, the corruption of Napoleon reached its ultimate degree when he began to act like a human. Mr. Jones never took back his belongings, which led to Napoleon living in his house. Napoleon slept in his bed and ate from his plate. While the rest of

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