Compare and contrast Old Major and Napoleon in Animal Farm.

The chief
difference betweenandis that Old Major truly believed in the ideal of the animal revolution he
envisioned, whereas Napoleon cynically used the revolution to gain power for himself
alone.

Old Major is based on Marx, and he truly believed that the animals
could have better and easier lives if they would take over Mr. Jones's farm and run it
themselves. He believed in using the profits for the good of all the animals. He believed in the
animals working together in solidarity to build an idyllic future in which all would share the
rewards of a just society. He cared about his fellow animals.

Napoleon is
based on Stalin. All he wanted was to amass as much power as possible for himself. He cynically
used the ideals of the animals to exploit them and to get them to work extra hard so that he
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