One of s
accomplishments in is the way he encourages the reader to shift their
sympathies for different characters throughout the novel. This shift corresponds to the changing
circumstances of the farms inhabitants, which includes their perceptions of the new social
situationin which they find themselves. A few of the main characters are carried through from
beginning to end, which would tend to make the reader identify one of them as the . Keeping in
mind the distinction between a protagonist and a hero, we can identifyas the protagonist.
However, rather than a hero, he can be regarded as an anti-hero because he has so many negative
characteristics.
The story of Napoleons eventual triumph as the farms sole
ruler does not provide a happy ending for everyone.strongly makes the point that the power this
pig gains corrupts him so thoroughly that he might as well be a human. There are a number of
sympathetic characters, but they do not make it through to the end: We watch , , andexit the
action at meaningful junctures. While the novel does chronicle Napoleons cleverness in charting
his ascent, it is often difficult to root for him.
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