Note Taking & Summarizing Summarize This chapter is certainly, where the story hits a sudden brake and changes direction. The chapter starts offs with a peculiar character in the story, Mollie. Mollie, who wanted her “Sugar & Ribbons”, runs off to the other side of Willingdon where she is given her treats, stroked, and loved. The chapter then seems to continue as a sequel to the previous chapter, where Snowball and Napoleon competing against each over the construction of the windmill. If they agree to construct it, it would mean Snowball would hold power in the farm, stopping the windmill construction will mean Napoleon will hold greater authority. However, Napoleon makes a significant move that solves all his problems. With his whimper, he …show more content…
I think Squealer is excited to help Napoleon out since he believes that Napoleon will be the one with all the power. Snowball must’ve been too clever for Squealer so he wouldn’t have been so fond of helping him. However, now that Snowball is gone, Squealer can appeal to Napoleon (since he’s far from clever), which might make his “rank” in the farm go higher. Is Mollie gone for good? Will she return for any reason? I believe Mollie will return since the “Battle of the Cowshed” won’t be the last battle. I believe the plot will greaten, and as the revolution expands in size, Mollie will have to return to her own farm for …show more content…
Up until this chapter, Napoleon seemed weak and underdetermined compared to Snowball. He seemed to be lacking effort to gain power though the he had the intention. The sudden squeal and the dogs bursting in was more than enough to catch my attention and made the book very fascinating. I can connect this particular feeling in everyday life. While some people look like they’re not capable of anything, they’re often the gifted ones and surprise us with their gifted talents. This surprise always changed my perspective of how I look and think about them. The same goes for Napoleon and I’m expecting more from this
Napoleon does not possess honesty which is an important trait in a leader. Napoleon said he wants to make all the animal’s lives better. The windmill had the potential of benefiting the animals. Napoleon claimed the windmill plans were his to begin with, but the animals did not know that it was really Snowball because they are unintelligent and gullible. Squealer actually went to the animals to explain that “Napoleon had never in reality been opposed to the windmill. On the contrary, it was he who had advocated it in the beginning…” (57) and Snowball had just “stolen” the plans from among Napoleon’s papers. The animals built the first windmill three times because it was destroyed so many times. Once Napoleon saw how the windmill could
...h an injury on the Little Seamstress’s finger. A turning point comes up when they get back to the village and finds out that his mother’s been rushed to the hospital, which than he has to visit her for a month.
The notion of the interplay between two powerful beings is extensively explored in the ‘barn yard scene’. Snowball suggests the idea of constructing a wind mill, but Napoleon effectively eradicates this through urinating on the plans, as well as labelling Snowball as a self-fish entity. The arbitration between them, which occurs as a consequence of Napoleon’s behaviour, illustrates the constant jostle, interplay between them. Hence, this reinforces the notion of the interplay between two powerful beings struggling for power.
Mollie was vain and only loved herself; she was very slow in working and didn’t think much for the future of the farm. He went with anyone who gave her what she wanted. In the end, the other animals being treated harshly by a human saw her. The vain, selfish people in Russia and world didn’t care of the revolution, they only thought of their own sake. They went to other countries who offer them more.
”(Page 33, chapter5) Thus, this proves that Napoleon is an obnoxious pig because just because he was against Snowball’s windmill idea he urinated all over his work so he could get his way. Comprehension 3. If there had been one more chapter in Animal Farm, I think it would go as follows: Weeks pass by and the animals still could not get over the fact of what they had witnessed looking through the window. They felt betrayed and exhausted and had lost hope for Animal Farm.
Squealer is used to spread propaganda through his eloquent and persuasive words that make Snowball appear as a scapegoat, and thus making Napoleon seem innocent and worthy in the animals’ eyes. The animals are called to listen to Squealer’s news in which he shouts out, “Comrades!” cried Squealer… “Snowball was in league with Jones from the very start! He was Jones’s secret agent all the time… Did we not see for ourselves how he attempted- fortunately without success- to get us defeated and destroyed at the Battle of the Cowshed?” (Doc D) Napoleon heavily relies on Squealer to spread propaganda filled with lies in order to enforce these ideas upon the animals in which makes him appear as a good leader in comparison to Snowball. This is a powerful tool that allows him to gain support from the rest of the animals and also creates an image of the perfect and necessary leader, which allows for him to be recognized as the only pig fit for the position as
Just as during the revolution, when at first Stalin was fair and just but as he was given power he turns into a corrupt man with dictatorship qualities. He became more selfish and sinister. When securing his power base he engineered the permanent exile of Trotsky. This compares to the book, when Napoleon and his ‘nine sturdy puppies’ chased Snowball out of the farm. Napoleon then proceeds to portray his true nature of an assassin.
Napoleon had strong support system that consisted of most of the animals on the farm and everyone looked up to him. His strongest supporters were Squealer, the dogs, Boxer, and the sheep. Squealer did many things throughout the book that show his loyalty to Napoleon. Changing the commandments and being Napoleon’s voice were the main ways Squealer supported Napoleon ( ). The dogs were Napoleon’s way of using scare tactics and intimidation. They did anything that Napoleon commanded them to do. The dogs main impact on the story was when they chased Snowball off the farm and when they oversaw the slaughtering of all the animals ( ). “Napoleon is always right,” was Boxer’s motto and he always blindly supported Napoleon ( ). The sheep would save Napoleon when he did not know how to talk his way out of something by yelling out “four legs good, two legs bad!” ( )
Though Napoleon did not like Snowball, the wasn't really any evidence that he would try to kill Snowball. In the movie, Napoleon, had a bad image already. He had a mean look and shoved his way in front when Old Major gave his speech. There was also gloomy music when they had scenes of him. When the book showed of Napoleon as a bad guy, I was surprised
At first glance, Snowball may seem like an ideal leader— he cares about Animal Farm, he’s likable, and he is very reasonable. Yet, he is not without his flaws and his actions can be corrupt. To illustrate, when the pigs take the milk and apples for themselves, Snowball agrees with the decision instead of opposing it (35). This goes against his ideals by suggesting pigs are superior to the other animals, rather than them being equal. Going against his beliefs isn’t the only way he causes corruption. In some cases, he causes corruption by being overly passionate about his beliefs. When Boxer thinks he’s killed a stable-lad during the Battle of the Cowshed, Snowball replies, “No sentimentality, comrade! War is war. The only good human being is a dead one.” This shows how Snowball is committed to the revolution to the point of being willing to kill for it. While this does not do any direct harm, it does set an example for the other animals and may have lead to them being devoted to the revolution to the point of listening to Napoleon. These are just two examples of power causing Snowball to cause corruption. Other points in the story suggest Snowball would have become even more corrupt if it weren’t for Napoleon. When asked whether or not he wanted Snowball’s windmill, Benjamin the donkey refuses to believe it will make life better or worse. He remarks that, “Windmill or no windmill, life
Snowball and Napoleon held a great deal of contrast between the way they each ruled over “Animal Farm/Manor Farm.” The only thing he did lack, was the ability of pursuasion to the other animals. Snowball had all the right ideas, all to better the whole farm. Napoleon, on the other hand, had a knack for stealing other animals’ ideas, then telling the rest it was his and getting credit for it. His ideas only seemed to benefit the pigs and not the animals. It was this, that led to the crumbling of the farm. Napoleons obsession with becoming the ruler is what got Snowball nearly killed by the dogs...in a plot made by Napoleon. Which then produced a whole new rebellion not of the animals to the humans, but of the animals to the pigs. So for these reasons, Snowball showed better qualities for leadership than Napoleon because he wasn’t selfish and thought about the future of “Animal Farm.” First, the dominated farm animals viewed Napoleon and Snowball differently at different times throughout the book. The way the animals reacted to each leader brought upon new problems of the farm. The animals respected Snowball, and believed that his teachings were all true and had a good cause. Although Snowball and Napoleon had superior qualities leadership, it was clearly Snowball who had the better qualities for running a farm. Under Snowballs’ rule, the animals were generally content with what was going on and were all for it if it was to better the farm. It was obvious that Napoleon had the better half of getting his own way on the farm. However, the animals had some problems with Napoleon but they didn’t know haw to express their feelings and show him that they didn’t like the way he ran things. It was the animals’ ignorance that helped keep Napoleon in rule for as long as it was. The responses were so different between the animals that it must have been a drastic change between Snowball and Napoleon.
ESSAY ON WUTHERING HEIGHTS PLOT & STORY The plot is designed in three parts: Chapters 1-3, Introduction; Chapters 4 (Volume 1) to chapter 16 (Volume 2), Nelly's report of the story; last four chapters, Hareton and Cathy's relationship. In general, the plot is dense and fast moving.
The relationship surrounding Snowball and Napoleon in George Orwell's Animal Farm tends to be on rocky grounds. Snowball, a clever pig, tends to be loyal, brave, and outgoing. These are just a few excellent qualities of a leader. Napoleon, a boar, on the other hand, is quite frankly rude, wretched, and full of greed. Both have had their share of leadership on the farm, yet both have had their share of conflict as well.
After Old Major died Napoleon and Snowball took over everything. Snowball didn’t last long on being one of the leaders with Napoleon. Napoleon ended up getting rid of Snowball too. Napoleon turned out to be an evil pig. He was just turning just like the humans in the book. Napoleon became a very mean pig that he ended up lying to all the farm animals and saying one thing and then doing another thing. Napoleon mainly just be treated the animals and started treating them bad. He would treat them like slaves in other words.
Snowball had looked in every direction around the farm yet Mollie was nowhere to be seen. Sighing, Snowball started back for the house. When he got there, he was greeted by an unusual sight - one of the dogs that Napoleon had been mentoring, as well as a pig whom Snowball didn’t know well, but knew he had been shipped up from the United States a few months ago. Still confused, Snowball walked up to the pair.