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Napoleon uses several animals in this novel to enforce, maintain and extend his power. Characters, such as Squalor, the pigs, the dogs, and the sheep, all, weather they know it or not, help Napoleon convince the other animals that what he is doing is good. In George Orwell's novel Animal Farm persuasion, intelligence, strength, and gullibility are all key factors in supporting a leader such as Napoleon. Sly, greedy, and crafty are just a few …

…helped him achieve his goals at the time. He used Squelor's ability to persuade, the pigs intelligence, the dogs naivety, and the sheep's gullibility to reign over the entire farm without fault. Without these animals and their individual characteristics, Napoleon's power would have been significantly reduced. Napoleon uses several animals in this novel to enforce, maintain and extend his power, and without them he may not have succeeded in the exact way he wanted to.