Napoleon Flashcards
“large fierce-looking Berkshire boar”
ADJECTIVES with authoritative connotations to represent the nature of stalin
“a reputation for getting his own way”
FORESHADOWING authoritative connotations and tendencies
Role
Represents Joseph Stalin
Taking the puppies for “education”
Allegorically representing Stalin’s KGB who were to follow his every command without question- Napoleon took the puppies to instill in them total submission to him
Not mentioned once in the account of The Battle of The Cowshed.
REFLECTS the lack of involvement of Stalin in the actual roles a leader should undertake- He did not come to power to be a leader who helps but a tyrant who takes and exploits
“produced no schemes of his own”
Did not even have intentions for the farm like snowball but solely came to power for profit
urinated on Snowball’s windmill plans
FORESHADOWING that Napoleon was not below using underhanded methods when he felt his leadership was being challenged
“produced…
…no schemes of his own”
“large fierce-…..
….looking Berkshire boar”
“a reputation for…
…getting his own way”
Took the puppies for “education” very early into the revolution
Orwell is using slight CRITICISM here by hinting that the leaders who came to power in Russia always had an untoward agenda in mind.
He is also showing that leaders like Napoleon know the value of power and how it can e twisted for self-gain
Dogs around Napoleon growl when the young porkers try to speak out against him
Another REFLECTION by Orwell that absolute leaders REPRESENTED BY Napoleon are not below using violence as a means to secure their power
Exiled Snowball when he felt his power was being threatened.
Orwell is PRESENTING the power-hungry nature of absolute leaders who will use any means to keep their power
