Talk:Snowball (Animal Farm)
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who is Trotsky in the novel Animal Farm
Trotsky is represented by Snowball in the novel Animal Farm, since as a parallel to Trotsky, Snowball was ostracized by a leader who later on turned out to be harsh (Napoleon). Both had ideas of Permanent Revolution in which more rebellions would be encouraged in order to keep the nation protected.
Indeed, to expand on the above, in what is perhaps the most explicit parallel of Trotsky's revolutionary philosophy, Snowball wants to use the pigeons on the farm in order to ferment discord in neighbouring farms (permanent revolution). Napoleon, on the other hand, thinks it best to protect the farm first and foremost (akin to Stalin's 'Socialism in one country' philosophy).
Also, in a further parallel to Trotsky, Snowball was the leader of the animals during the Battle of the Cowshed. Trotsky, of course, commanded the Red Army during the Russian Civil War.
[edit] Pruning of a paragraph
I would like to suggest that the last paragraph be removed from the page for Snowball. It belongs on its own page if enough information can be provided; if not, it should simply be removed. If it could be connected to the character, then it could stay, but it would be better suited to its own article, such as, "Theme in Animal Farm." Jean Girard (talk) 09:33, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
- This section reads like a plot summary - something that might belong on the main Animal Farm page, but not here. Since all of the material that you're considering pruning already exists on the main page for the book, I say go for it. If I might make a suggestion, I think you could safely cut this down to one or two sentences e.g. "Snowball is exiled by Napoleon in a manner that parallels the real-life exile of Trotsky following a rift that developed between Stalin and Trotsky." or something along those lines, maybe including something about Napoleon/Stalin consolidating power. DiggyG (talk) 07:14, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
