Napoleon Flashcards
“Napoleon”
Nomenclature describes Napoleon’s character just from his name. He is going to be a fierce military leader
“Napoleon served out a double portion of corn”
Uses bribery to get the animals to like him in the early stages of the rebellion
“Napoleon sent for pots of black and white paint”
Shows he is more important than the others, giving orders, dictatorship, unequality
“The pigs did not actually work, but directed and supervised”
Shows the pigs are lazy and are becoming leaders - unequal. Becoming humans
“Napoleon took the puppies away from their mothers and made himself responsible for their education”
Creating a gang of dogs for himself - planning for the future which shows he is intelligent and cunning. Becoming like Jones
“‘Napoleon is always right.’”
Boxer’s maxim. Short sentence makes it easy for the animals stupidity to be exploited and make bad decisions without question as they believe he is always right in his choices
“Napoleon acted swiftly and ruthlessly”
Adverb choice shows he is reckless and acts without thinking. Doesn’t care about hurting people. Impulsive and dangerous
“‘Snowball!’ He suddenly roared in a voice of thunder. ‘Snowball has done this thing!’”
Exploiting Snowball as a scapegoat for all problems in the farm. Distracts animals from his failing leadership. His tone makes the blame of Snowball sound more genuine
“If more money were needed, it would have to be made up by the sale of eggs…”
Napoleon is selfish/profiting off other animals - like Jones. Using intimidation from the dogs so they don’t complain. Manipulating/putting pressure on the hens so they feel like they have to keep the farm running so they agree.
“The dogs saw to it that these orders were carried out”
Dogs are loyal to Napoleon, no hope for a rebellion from them. Napoleon is in full control and can do whatever he wants as long as the dogs are around
“Napoleon said quietly that Snowball’s schemes would come to nothing and seemed to be biding his time”
Foreshadowing - waiting for the right time to betray Snowball. Waiting to learn more about the windmill before forcing Snowball out. Smart and cunning
“Napoleon rarely appeared in public, but spent all his time in the farmhouse”
This quote shows cult of the leader happening. It tells us that Napoleon being with the other animals now is a rare thing, and when it does happen it’s very special
“When he did emerge it was in a ceremonial manner, with an escort of six dogs.”
Cult of the leader, his dogs protecting him. Makes him sound really important. Word choice of “emerge” sounds dramatic and how infrequently he leaves the farmhouse
“At this there was a terrible baying sound”
The violent adjective shows the danger of Napoleon and brings fear to the animals. He is showing them who’s in charge and what happens when you disagree with him.
Who does Napoleon represent?
Joseph Stalin, a soviet dictator
