On the hole the two pigs were very different, and hence their opinions differed. Napoleaons physicall appearence was large, and fierce-looking. This appearnce is intimidating and suggests the use of violence, which later in the book takes places. His characteristic was that he was not much of a talker but tended to get his on way. This discription also foreshodows that it is liekelly he will get the power. Snowball on the otherhand is discribed to be more livelly, more inventive (the windmill was his idea) and he is the better speaker of the two. Just before he is chased away buy the dogs, he paints a beautifull discirption of animal farm if a windmill is build. “Electricity, he said, could opertae threshing machines, ploughs...”. on the whole Snowball is articulate, innovative and a brilliant strategist, also an idealist yet he is also characterised as superficial
One major difference between the two boars is the purpose they work for. Snowball appears to be the less selfish pig, working for generall good. While Napoleaon seems to have the pigs intrest at his heart and his own, rather then the hole farms. An example of this is the food, he givesmost of it to the pigs. It is he who energetically promotes revolution, teaches animals several skills such as reading and writing. While Napoleaon only takes intrest in the education of the yung puppies, which is really indoctrination for his own benefit and later security. Their differences often lead them to disagreements. Snowball is brave in the battle, unlike Napoleon. This is also a difference between the two pigs. However, a difference that Napoleaon manages to make the animals to not realise it, this happens one Snowball has been exiled and it is anounced he was against the animals in the battel.
The terror Napoleon puts upon the animals means that he can control the animals in the way Snowball’s cannot. After his expulsion he becomes a scapegoat for Napoleon. His contribution to the revolution is denied. Snowball is an idealist and naive, he is unaware of the ruthless nature of those around him. Napoleaon on the other hand is a cunning, devious and a selfish character. His deviousness is signified when he puts himself in charge of the milk and ends up feeding it to himself and the rest of the pigs. Like Stalin he seems to be paranoid, of those that may turn around him. It is also the case with Napoleaon that he does not seem satisfied with what he is and therefore at the end of the book he becomes more human like then pig like, wearing close and walking on fourl legs.
However, the two pigs hold some qualities which are very alike. An extend of ruthlesness. Napoleaon orders the killing of four pigs, three hens and a goose (chapter7). While Snowball says “The only good human being is a dead one”. This lack of sentiment suggests coldness on his part and makes the reader wonde how much different the revolution would have been under this pig. Snowball also has a characteristic of domination, he agrees to the seizieng of apples for the pigs in chapter 3.
After Snowball has been chased away from the farm, Napoleaon uses him as a scape goat. He cant admit his own mistakes (often a quality of dictators) and uses Snowball to blame. Such was the case when the windmill “Do you know the enemy who has come in the night and overthrown our windmill?SNOWBALL.” Snowball is the societys enemy, used to blame for all that goes wrong and to provide reasons for lack of sucess. It is the illusion of Snowball as the destroyer that does not allow the animals to question the actual leader. Napolaons attitude towards snowball is distant and he tends not to agree with the pig. “Napoleaon took no intrest in Snowballs comitees”
Both the vision and character differ the pigs, the thing that unites them is the vision on the start of the book.