As the previous point notes, the windmill was built once and re-built twice. The first time it collapses is an important moment for Napoleon to cement his power over the farm and to blame Snowball for something terrible in order to make sure no loyalty to Snowball remained. It is one of his first truly effective forays into propaganda and he seizes the opportunity with gusto. Once he blames Snowball for the collapse of the windmill, Napoleon quickly sees the utility in blaming Snowball for everything he can in order to show how smart and wise he is and how he was the rightful leader all along.
The battle with the men is the second time the windmill is destroyed. Having occupied a portion of the farm, the men place dynamite in the walls and blow it to smithereens. This destruction actually drives the animals into a great frenzy and they drive the men off the farm. They again begin the task of re-building the windmill.
Of course, once the windmill is finished, it is not used for the promised reduction of labor and increase of comfort but is instead used to enrich the pigs.
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