Animal Farm: Snowball Vs. Napoleon

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Snowball vs Napoleon Napoleon and Snowball are two of the main characters in the story. Both pigs, Napoleon being of larger size but Snowball being more articulate and able to come up with more ideas and is very vivid. Both characters strive for the title of "leader" after Mr. Jones is removed from the farm. Both agree on their theory of "animalism" and their seven commandments by which the farm shall be run, but agree on very little of anything else. Snowball is viewed as the ideal “ruler”, as he wishes to further the farm and make life better for all the animals of the farm with his idea of the windmill to produce electricity for the animals and other such things. Napoleon, who thirsts for and is corrupted by power, convinces the

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