"All men are enemies. All animals are comrades," states the original theme expressed by Old Major. This erupts a sense of rebellion throughout the farm. As time goes on and the interchanging of leaders happens, the question arises: who shows better leadership skills, Snowball or Napoleon? In George Orwell's book Animal Farm, Napoleon and Snowball share many similar and different leadership qualities which they use to gain the other animals' approval.
             Snowball and Napoleon rise together in power, yet they both fall on their way to the top. In the beginning, Snowball and Napoleon share in the way they think and react. They both initially want the best for the animals and for freedom to reign over Animal Farm. These two pigs show superiority over the other animals by their reactions to certain situations. One example shows the pigs superiority by the stealing of the cow's milk (Orwell 43). Napoleon and Snowball share this quality. They both assume power over the farm since pigs are expected to be the most intelligent. Both Snowball and Napoleon share the concept that pigs are always right. When they steal the apples for themselves it shows that the opinion of the pig seems more important (42). They figure that pigs should have more privileges such as: accumulating the chickens' eggs (50). Another similarity includes the ability to read and write (55).
             As time goes along, the differences accumulate, and Snowball and Napoleon's policies slowly fade apart. They start splitting apart in their ways and opinions. For example, Snowball comes up with a master plan for a windmill that would increase production and storage of food. Napoleon disagrees with this idea (64). Snowball often wins a majority at meetings by his descriptive speeches. Napoleon often spends time alone and is never speaks well. Snowball rules with a military sense by planning battles a
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