Thursday, July 29, 2010

If Snowball ,from Animal Farm, had come back to make a speech for the animals to join his side instead of Napoleon's, what would he have said?

If Snowball had come back to make such a speech, he no doubt would have emphasized how far Napoleon had deviated from the ideals of Animal Farm. Soon after the animal uprising, Napoleon and the other pigs (which in the early stages, we must remember, included Snowball himself) quickly began to give themselves special privileges, which included milk and apples in their mash. By the end of the book, of course, they are indistinguishable from the humans, wearing clothes, walking upright, gambling, and drinking. Snowball would probably have decried all this as contrary to Animalism, which he played a major role in developing after Old Major's death. He also would perhaps have cited his role in the uprising itself, particularly his valor in battle against the humans, both of which Squealer downplayed after Snowball's exile. Perhaps he would have emphasized his role in planning the windmill, a project which Napoleon adopted as his own after opposing it when Snowball proposed it. In sum, he would probably restate his commitment to the ideals of Animalism and suggest that by following him, they might return to the original purpose of Animal Farm.

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