How Did Napoleon And The Pigs Absolute Control Animal Farm

Napoleon, similarly to Stalin, utilizes this technique throughout Animal Farm to maintain his power, control the other farm animals, and make sure there is no rebellion. Along with keeping the animals from questioning his orders and how he came to power. Controlling others becomes incredibly easy when one knows their fears. Firstly, Napoleon uses fear to maintain his power on the farm.

"When they had finished their confession, the dogs promptly tore their throats out" (Doc B). "When it was all over, the remaining animals, except for the pigs and dogs, crept away in a body. They were shaken and miserable…” (Doc B). This evidence helps show how Napoleon is able to stay in charge because it shows how Napoleon uses violence to insert fear within the animals.

Animal Farm: How Does Napoleon Stay in charge? Power is used in multiple different ways, in this case it was not used in a positive way. Animals on Animal Farm had wanted to be free from their owner, farmer Jones. The pig, Napoleon, comes to power as a dictator since the pigs are more intellectual than the other animals. Napoleon stayed in power by using the methods of Animalism, Fear, and Propaganda.

Napoleon made a substantial impact on the way the animals reacted to their new hardships. The pigs, including Napoleon, are said to be the most intelligent animals on the farm, but unlike the others, Napoleon uses it to manipulate the

One way he does this by using the pups to bark and growl at the animals. This helps Napoleon stay in power because if the animals are scared, they know that they should not to mess Napoleon. This helps Napoleon because it makes the animals afraid to argue and talk to him about leading all of the animals and staying in control. Another reason how Napoleon stays in power is my scaring the animals by telling them, “Jones would come back!” (Doc C, Chapter 3)

Furthermore Napoleon did all these things because he had too much power, and was becoming a sociopath. I would like to take a moment to summarize the facts that I stated earlier. Napoleon and Squealer took their freedom,equality, rights away. They changed the commandments and took advantage of the other animals. The pigs got lazy and didn’t help the farm at all and ate the good food.

Napoleon who was in control in Animal farm is similar to Joseph Stalin. One similarity between Napoleon and Stalin is they would eliminate anyone who would disagree with them or rebel against their rules. In the book Animal Farm Napoleon gets rid of Snowball because they didn't agree on what to do for the farm and he was worried all the animals would side with Snowballs ideas not Napoleons. In the book it states, “They dashed straight for Snowball, who only sprang from his place just in time to escape their snapping jaws,” (Orwell 53). This shows that napoleon felt threatened by Snowball and was worried he would take over the farm so he used his dogs to try to kill Snowball so Napoleon could have no choice but to rule the farm.

Napoleon kept his power by lying to other animals and giving them wrong information about farm development and their food rate because the other animals were not educated, they believed everything they were told, and Napoleon never stopped taking advantage of that to make his and the pigs' life easier at the farm. By the end of the book, Napoleon and the pigs started wearing clothes and started walking on two feet just like humans. They even had wipes

Napoleon had many methods of control, yet the main one he used has fear. He uses the dogs for fear by scaring anyone who tries to speak out against him, “Suddenly the dogs….let out deep,menacing, growls, and the pigs fell silent.” This excerpt from page 54 shows that if Napoleon doesn't like what someone is saying they won't be talking long. Then he uses boxer till he isn't he doesn't benefit him anymore, “do you not understand what this means? They are taking Boxer to the knackers!”.

Once this extra income of supplies started flowing in, this shortened work times, but also lowered the animal’s morale. A quote that supports this claim, is “From now onwards Animal Farm would engage in trade with the neighboring farms” (76). This supports the claim because it shows how Napoleon violated one of the commandments, in order to better the overall economy. After all the evidence is considered, it seems that Napoleon is the better leader.

He even threatens the animals whenever they don’t follow the orders given that it is some unfair and unlogical orders, he gained this stance by use of manipulation. Squealer, his propaganda machine manages throughout the novel to persuade all the animals that Napoleon is the best thing ever. With his positive control he uses that to his advantage to get animals to do everything. From this we can see that the leadership of Animal Farm is corrupt and we can also see that Napoleons power has gone past the point of being a leader but he has become a tyrant. Napoleon stated all animals are equal, but how can equality be achieved when Napoleon is giving orders, telling animals what they can and can’t do, telling some animals they have to work and others they don’t.

Napoleon also overworked the other animals and didn't treat them fairly, the pigs moved into the farmhouse and their food rations were better. Food rations were cut as punishment and also when there was low food, the pigs and dogs food rations never got cut. “The winter was as cold as the last one had been, and food was even shorter. Once again all rations were reduced, except those of the pigs and the dogs.” (page 84).

George Orwell portrays Napoleon as Stalin in many similar ways. Just as some leaders use dictatorship to control political aspects, pigs also use dictatorship to control animals. Animal Farm uses characterization to suggest that although cruel leadership can be effective, it will lead to

Napoleon shows in many ways how he has power over the other animals. “Bluebell had both whelped soon after the hay harvest, giving birth as they were weaned. Napoleon took them away from their mothers, saying that he would make himself responsible for their education.” Napoleon took their puppies to train them and turn them into bodyguards and obey his every command. Snowball was running for office and Napoleon had his guard dogs go after him, “Napoleon stood up and, casting a peculiar sidelong look at Snowball, uttered a high-pitched whimper of a kind no one had ever heard him utter before. . .

Napoleon then became leader, with the pigs at his side. The pigs were the most clever animals on the farm, therefore they become the supervisors (Orwell, par. 50). Although, throughout the novel, the pigs start acting more and more like the humans they fought hard to overthrow. For example, they started living in Jones’ house and sleeping in beds, which goes against one of the Seven Commandments that says “No animal shall sleep in a bed.” This commandment was later changed to “No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets” (Orwell, par.