At the
beginning of the story,directly characterizesby writing,
"Snowball was a more vivacious pig than , quicker in speech and more inventive,
but was not considered to have the same depth of character" (7).
Snowball is utterly dedicated to the cause and risks his life
during the Battle of Cowshed. Snowball not only plans the attack against Jones and his men but
willingly puts himself into harm's way by charging directly at Jones. Orwell writes,
"Snowball now gave the signal for the charge. He himself dashed
straight for Jones. Jones saw him coming, raised his gun and fired. The pellets scored bloody
streaks along Snowball's back, and a sheep dropped dead. Without halting for an instant,
Snowball flung his fifteen stone against Jones's legs" (17).
Snowball is also a motivating leader throughout the novella . He
continually encourages the animals to work together to attain goals and promotes the tenets of
Animalism. On the first day of the harvest without Mr....
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