Animal Farm Napoleon's Rien

In George Orwell's Animal Farm, Napoleon was not opposed by the other animals because fear, loyalty, and lack of unity and organization. Napoleon had already been marked as a leading pig because of he had a ' reputation of getting things his own way'. By being active in the debates, he received a lot of attention and the animals noticed him. He had trained to puppies to do as he said and used them against anyone who opposed him. He also acquired support from those who agreed with his views but were unable to express themselves. Therefore he became a representative of these animals with his dictating, violence, and propaganda.

Napoleon also used many tools of propaganda to gain power. The sheep perhaps were his most important tools of propaganda throughout the novel. They were, for sure, a deciding factor in Napoleon's rise to power. Snowball, the other pig who shared the position of leadership with him did not agree with him on many counts. However, he was a good speaker and could easily gain the animals support with his speeches alone. So, Napoleon trained the sheep to break into their favorite slogan of ' four legs good, two legs bad' at vital parts of Snowball's speeches making hard to convey his points to them. Snowball would not gain much support because these outbursts, which was exactly what Napoleon wanted. All Napoleon had to do was to put down the idea to gain support as the animals would have not been convinced by Snowball if they could not have listened to him. Napoleon gained complete power through the exiling of Snowball. Snowball however did manage to successfully propose the windmill. The idea was so loved and supported that it appeared Snowball would take control of animal farm. So Napoleon got rid of Snowball using the puppies-now dogs- to chase Snowball away. He also used propaganda to make the other animals hate Snowball. He then banned the debates and told the animals they would follow orders instead. This was so that the animals would not be able to have a say in the running of the farm and would not be able to disagree on any matters. He later sent Squealer to justify his actions. Squealer minces the truth with lies to confuse the animals and think Napoleon was right in exiling Snowball. He also uses the animals' fear of Jones coming back to convince them that Napoleon is right.

He creates power through many methods. He uses the words 'sacrifice' and 'own contribution' to make the animals feel that what they are doing is for a greater cause which makes them willing to work harder for him. Napoleon uses Squealer to make up stories to make himself sound better. When the animals protest, squealer's expression, combined with the threat of the dogs the animals stopped their questioning. It then becomes impossible for the animals object again. Napoleon also makes the animals work so hard that they are too tired to think about their situation and realize napoleon's intentions. They also have no time to consider rebellion. He does this by making the animals build the very windmill that he thought useless in the start. To explain his first opinion, he tells the animals that it was originally his idea. Napoleon exploit's the animal's weaknesses. When he changes the seven commandments to justify his actions, the animals are doubtful as their memories tell them that the seven commandments were different. The animals think that if napoleon says so then he must be right and so let him get away with it.

When Napoleon realizes that he can change a situation, whether good or bad, to his advantage, he does so frequently. For example, when the windmill falls, he tells the animals that Snowball is the cause and turns the animals against him. From then on