Wednesday, November 25, 2015

What titles does Napoleon eventually assume for himself in Animal Farm?

Napoleon eventually takes a bunch of titles.  They get more elaborate as the story goes on.  At the end of Chapter 6, he is already being referred to as "leader."


But then by the time we get to the start of Chapter 8, things get out of hand.  He gives himself a bunch of fancy titles.  These titles include Father of All Animals, Terror of Mankind, Protector of the Sheep-fold, Ducklings' Friend, and other such titles.


All of this shows that Napoleon is getting to be way "more equal" than the other animals and that he is setting up a Stalin-type cult of personality around himself.

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