ther Napoleon (Bonaparte)who took over the French Revolution and turned it into a personal Empire. Napoleon's characteralso suggests that of Stalin and other dictators as well. SnowballSnowball is an energetic, brilliant leader. He's the one who successfully organizes thedefense of the Farm (like Trotsky with the Red Army). He's an eloquent speaker with original-although not necessarily beneficial- ideas (the windmill). SquealerSquealer is short, fat, twinkle-eyed and nimble, "a brilliant talker." He has a way ofskipping from side to side and whisking his tail that is somehow very persuasive. They say hecan turn black into white! That's just what he does, again and again: every time the pigs takemore wealth and power, Squealer persuades the animals that this is absolutely necessary for thewell-being of all. When things are scarce, he proves that production has increased- with figures.He is also the one who makes all the changes in the Seven Commandments. In human terms heis the propaganda apparatus that spreads the "big lie" and makes people believe in it. BoxerBoxer believes in the Rebellion and in its Leader. His two favorite sayings are "Napoleonis always right" and "I will work harder." His huge size and strength and his untiring labor savethe Farm again and again. He finally collapses from age and overwork, and is sold for glue. CloverClover the mare is a motherly, protective figure. She survives to experience, dimly andwordlessly, all the sadness of the failed Revolution. MollieMollie, the frivolous, luxury-loving mare, contrasts with Clover. She deserts Animal Farmfor sugar and ribbons at a human inn. Orwell may have been thinking of certain Russian nobleswho left after the Revolution, or of a general human type. Napoleons DogsThe dogs represent the means used by a totalitarian state to terrorize its own people.Think of them as Napoleon's secret police. MurielMuriel the goat reads better than Clover and often reads things (such a...
