I'm in 8th grade and i'm reading Animal Farm by George Orwell.

[snOwball]

hi everyone plz help meeeee!
um its on george orwell's animal farm book...
"what do you think of the way Napoleon runs the farm"?? it would be great if its a positive perspective =) plz plz plz plz plz plz plz help

[snOwball]

what do you think of the way napoleon runs the farm and his views and methods?? (the good points) why would you support his leadership?

[snOwball]

I've been reading Animal Farm in class and i need to write an essay on Napoleon and his views and methods on running the farm. This is really hard because i really dislike Napoleon AND he's the 'bad guy' and in this essay i have to 'support' him. Please help me! it would be very much appreciated.

[snOwball]

please someone help!! Why would you support his leadership???

[TEND]

You must look at it from the point of view of the animals. Obviously you will see Napoleon as the villain, as you know he is corrupt, imagine though that you are on the farm. In order to create Animal farm they had to topple farmer Jones. Whenever anyone questions Napoleon, he gently reminds them that things are still better than when Jones was in charge, and threatens that he may yet take back control.
Napoleon's appeal isn't so much in what he does, it's moreso in the way he appears and the way he speaks, how he can turn anything in his favour and no one will question him because of fear of losing the "equality" they fought for, not to mention fear of Napoleon's attack dogs.
What attracts the animals to Napoleon is not anything in particular he does, he rules by inciting fear in the residents of Animal Farm, and by slight changes over the course of the novel, which most of the resident's aren't clever enough to notice or simply ignore as it's "still better than when Jone's was in control."

EDIT:I hope that came out the way I wanted, I haven't read Animal Farm in a while so I couldn't make too many direct references, I'm pretty sure it will at least give a general idea you could expand upon.

P.S. For future reference, please don't make multiple topics with the same general purpose, this just clutters the boards. Also, welcome to the forums! :D :lol: Yes, yes, I'm rambling.

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Also, to add you might want to check the Animal Farm section of the Orwell forum for more information and discussion.

[snOwball]

thankyou so much

[snOwball]

ive only written ONE tiny lil paragraph and i've already ran out of ideas..
and it sounds so crappy because its like points all bunched up together.......................................... .................................................. .

Our brave leader, Comrade Napoleon, has proven to be a potential leader of animal farm. Through the goodness of his heart, he has accepted many comrades into his farm, protecting us from the slavery on other farms. He has also taken a litter of puppies under his responsibility to educate them.

how do i expand on it??

[TEND]

Well, this seems to be fairly early in the novel that this essay is taking place. So you could probably address the "promises" made by Napoleon, such as the equality ensured by the commandments, and the idea that they would prosper (particularly agriculturally, which would soon prove to be false) under the new rule. You can also talk about how Napoleon takes upon himself the burden of all the most "difficult" work on the farm.

[rabid reader]

You might also want to put a lot of focus on the demonization of Snowball. Talk about your hate for him and such, this will help prove the power of Napoleon's lies to the animals on the farm.

Talk about the Windmill and its meaning of easy living among the animals. The inspiration you receive from Boxer, and all that jazz. Maybe bring up the intimation the dogs give you and such. Just put yourself in their shoes and see what they see. Orwell discusses in the novel how taken up the animals were with Napoleon's lies. They were feed less rationations and told they were eating more, they were working harder then ever under the guise of their non-existant lessure.

Everything returns to what is was but worse, and still the animals feel free and unopressed.

[allyne_93]

napoleon rules the farm well at first but power corrupts so he began bringing up dogs to force the animals to obey him.. he is nt a gd ruler n he is alone fightin although thr seems many ppl supportin him

[cuppajoe_9]

Napoleon's (fictionalized) bravery in the Battle of the Cowshed and his leadership in the Battle of the Windmill are worth mentioning.