It is in Chapter
Three ofthattakes the puppies. These "nine, sturdy puppies" belong to Jessie and
Bluebell and Napoleon takes them away from their mothers as soon as they are weaned. He claims
to want to educate the puppies but, later on, we see that he has trained them to act as his
personal (and very violent) bodyguards.
Aside from training the puppies in
this manner, Napoleon uses his cunning to seize power over the
other animals. We see this most clearly at the end of Chapter Two when Napoleon distracts the
other animals so that he can steal the cows' milk:
"Never mind the milk, comrades!" cried Napoleon, placing himself in front of
the buckets. "That will be attended to. The harvest is more important."
By using the harvest (an event of extreme importance) as a
distraction, Napoleon illustrates the depth of his natural cunning and powers of deception. It
also shows that he considers the pigs to be superior to the other animals and deserving of
better rations, like milk and apples. It is this which belief which drives his bid for absolute
power on the farm.
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