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Napoleon Character Analysis Worksheet

Read the original story summary below. Then answer each question using details from the summary. For written answers, explain how your evidence supports your idea.

A farm changes hands

After the animals drive the farmer away, they agree to run Briar Farm together. The pigs take charge of planning because they can read and write. Napoleon, a quiet but determined pig, raises a litter of puppies away from the other animals. Another pig, Snowball, proposes building a windmill to make farm work easier. Napoleon opposes the plan. At a meeting, the puppies—now large and fierce—burst in at Napoleon’s signal and chase Snowball off the farm. Napoleon then ends open debates and announces that the pigs will make decisions for everyone. A persuasive pig named Squealer explains Napoleon’s choices to the animals. When food grows scarce, Squealer says the animals are better off than before, even as their portions shrink. The farm’s rules are changed, and animals who question Napoleon are threatened. The windmill is eventually built after hard labor, but it is destroyed in a storm. Napoleon blames Snowball, though no animal has proof that Snowball caused the damage. The animals rebuild it. Over time, the pigs move into the farmhouse, eat special food, and trade with people from nearby farms. The other animals remember that they once agreed all animals should be equal. One evening, they look through the farmhouse window and see pigs and humans eating together. They can no longer tell which faces belong to pigs and which belong to humans.

Build your analysis

Use the story summary as your evidence.

1.At the beginning, Napoleon raises the puppies away from the other animals. What later purpose does this choice serve?

The puppies become guards who help him drive Snowball away.
They help Snowball design the windmill.
They teach all the animals to read.
They persuade the farmer to return.

2.Which two actions show that Napoleon is taking power away from the other animals?

3.Squealer says the animals are better off while their portions shrink. What does this contrast suggest about how Napoleon’s leadership uses language?

The leadership uses reassuring claims to distract from worsening conditions.
The leadership gives the animals accurate information about every decision.
The leadership wants the animals to share food equally.
The leadership has forgotten how much food the animals need.

4.When the windmill is destroyed, Napoleon blames Snowball without proof. What character trait does this action reveal? Support your answer with a detail from the summary.

5.Complete the character-change chain by matching each stage in the left column to the best description in the right column. Write the matching letter beside each stage. A. The pigs enjoy privileges and mix with humans. B. Ends open debates and takes control of decisions. C. Keeps the puppies apart from the other animals.

Early in the story
After Snowball is chased away
Near the end

6.True or false: The summary proves that Snowball destroyed the windmill.

TrueFalse

7.The farm’s rules change, the pigs take special food, and they trade with people. What pattern do these details reveal about Napoleon and the pigs?

8.At the farmhouse window, the animals can no longer tell the pigs from the humans. Explain what this ending suggests about Napoleon’s transformation and the farm’s original hopes.

9.Write a short paragraph analyzing Napoleon’s character. Make a claim about his leadership, use at least two details from the summary, and explain what those details reveal.