snowball Flashcards
1
Q
who is snowball in the allegory
A
leon trotsky
2
Q
how is snowball shown as idealistic, committed to animalism
A
- he risked his life in battle
- 3 - day week
- committees
- education
- made pigeons go to other farms to spread revolution
3
Q
how is snowball shown as altruistic
A
- committees
- pigeons
- 3 day week
4
Q
how is snowball presented as a hypocrite
A
- milk and apples
5
Q
how is snowball presented as ruthless
A
- battle
- “flung his 15 stone against jones’ leg”
- “the only good huma is a dead one”
6
Q
how is snowball presented as intelligent
A
- windmill
- julius ceaser
- “complicated mass of cranks and cog - wheels” = intelligence
7
Q
how is snowball presented as persuasive
A
- committees
8
Q
how is snowball presented as a natural leader
A
- starts from the beginning
- prominent
9
Q
how is snowball presented as stubborn
A
kept going
10
Q
how is snowball presented as a scapegoat
A
- betrayed by being blamed for everything that went wrong
-> napoleon benefits as in naopleon is not blamced
-» which consolidates napoleon’s power
