Leadership In George Orwell's Animal Farm

In Animal Farm by George Orwell, one could tell that two styles of leadership are shown. The novel is based on a farm in England. In the beginning of the novel, Old Major, a respected pig, tries to spark a rebellion by motivating the animals on Manor Farm to attack Mr. Jones, the owner of the farm. Shortly after, Old Major dies and the rebellion is completed. The animals are left to their own devices. For a small while, the animals have everything under control, but soon, two pigs, Napoleon and Snowball, become hungry for power. Both pigs tries to gain support for themselves, and both pigs used different methods. In Animal Farm by George Orwell, Snowball's leadership style is a polar opposite of Napoleon’s leadership style.

The way each leader goes about gaining support is different. Snowball

“Each had his own following, and there were some violent debates. At the Meetings Snowball often won over the majority by his brilliant speeches”(47). This quote shows that Snowball excels in rallying the crowd. The quote also shows that Snowball prepares for his speeches. Napoleon does not prepare for his speeches, and therefore does not win the majority of the votes most of the time. Snowball takes pride in his speeches and carefully plans them out. He also uses sophisticated vocabulary to make himself seem smarter. It is clear that Snowball is more efficient in gaining support through speeches. Napoleon is better at gaining support of the less educated animals. He uses less sophisticated words, making his speeches easier to understand. Napoleon even trained animals into interrupting Snowball during his speeches. “Napoleon was better at