Animal Farm by George Orwell has many complex characters, each with their own unique characteristics that contribute to the plot. One of the most interesting characters out there is Napolean. Napolean was a very unique character since the beginning of the book. He was pretty humble in the start, and supported the idea of standing up to tyranny from Old Major. However, there was a flaw about Napolean. He has been showing hints that he wanted to be the one in control. He stole the cows for himself, and he also took nine puppies away for his own defense. He was slowly leading the farm to it’s demise. Throughout the book, Napolean has clearly shown that he wanted to be the one with authority, and did not want anyone else to take away his power. He was lucky, as he had many ways to stop anyone from overthrowing him. For example, when Snowball was getting closer to beating Napolean for power, Napolean relied on the nine puppies that he took to attack Snowball. He used a method to make everyone fear him. He also brain washed a lot of the animals, by making the statement, “Napolean is always right.” He still had more advantages after that, such as having Squealer on his side, being able to convince the animals that he makes the right decisions, and even if none of those work, he still has one last method: the sheep. The sheep played an important role on maintaining Napolean’s power. In the book, whenever the animals were a bit concerned of Napolean’s actions, they can’t protest, because they would be silenced from the sheep chanting. Near the end, the sheep chanted, “Four legs good, two legs better” to stop the animals from protesting. Napolean had everything that he needed to be the one in charge of the farm. Napolean looked like he would be a good leader at first, but the book showed that he was worse than Mr. Jones. Napolean broke almost all of the commandments. He drank alchohal, slept in a bed, and interacted with humans. With Squealer by his side, and secretly changing the commandments, The animals were mislead to still believe that Napolean is a better leader than Mr. Jones. It almost seemed as Napolean has turned into a second Mr. Jones. Afrer all, the animals couldn’t tell the difference of the pigs and the humans in the end. The reason that Napolean had a scary rise to power was because of one of the themes planted in the book; power corrupts those who have it. Once Napolean experienced power for the first time, he realized how much things he can do with it, and he took advantage of it. He was very different from the beginning to the end. In the beginning, Napolean was just like every other pig, smarter than average, and one of the more respected animals. In the end, however, the animals lost trust in him. Napolean gradually changed into an animal that only cares for himself. He made the statement that all animals are equal, but some are more equal than others. What Napolean had done was that he broke the words of Old Major, and just repeated history when he acted exactly like Mr. Jones after several years. Napolean was a special character, and I think the story would’ve ended up a lot different if he didn’t act. Personally, I think Napolean was wanting to have total control over the animals ever since he heard it from Old Major. Overall, Napolean is definately one of the main characters of the book, and had a lot off detail describing him.