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In George Orwell’s Animal Farm the animals of this English farm decide to revolt in a time of despair. In the midst of the mass confusion, two pigs emerge as leaders of this new farm called “Animal Farm.” These two pigs were Napoleon “a large and rather fierce-looking Berkshire boar, not much of a talker, but with a reputation for getting his way,” and Snowball. In the beginning the farm prospers. The animals on …

…and Snowball two of the more intelligent group of pigs at the farm rose to the leader position. Napoleon chased away Snowball to become the single ruler and leader of the farm. Although Napoleon set out to rid the farm of humans and the human culture, he, himself eventually fell subject the corruption of the human ways. In the end no one on the farm could tell the difference between the humans and the pigs.