The Role Of Snowball As A Traitor

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I can say myself I wasn't surprised when Snowball became a traitor because he’s a pig. Literally the pigs had the mindset that they were in charge and they were the ones who knew right from wrong.Boxer’s death did hit a soft spot in my heart because he was the behind the scenes guy and never got any credit. The only reason the animals were able to survive was because of Boxer. If you weren’t a pig you weren’t “equal” enough to live up to their expectations.

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