Tuesday, February 26, 2008
What makes a good leader?
Look at the list of good leadership qualities made at the beginning of the novel. How do the pigs fit this list? Were there any attributes that the pigs lacked? Did they have some that were not on the list? Explain how the pigs do and/or do not qualify as good leaders. Use specific examples from the novel.
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All of the pigs are good leaders at the beginib of the novel, because they follow thefolowing charchteristics: the are persuasive, intelligent, domineering, respected, voice, responsible. they are also not very good leaders because they are bad to. They also have bad chariteristics such as the lack of: good character, open minded, strong belief system. Kalyn Y.
the pigs at some points of the story make a good leader but torwads the end they start to act way different.they were good leaders at first because they took a abanded farm and made it to a farm ran by the aniamls that lived there this took very good leadership.they did lack some attributes but all leaders do. i couldnt find any that were not on the list because the list pretty much covered.the pigs made good leaders but for the wrong reason.they were pretty much what the list said other than good character. so i would say that if they set there mind for good than they would of been great leaders. nick f.
The pigs were good at being leaders, they tried their best in helping all animals on the "animal farm." They lacked being equal with all the other animals. I think napoleon wasn't a very good leader because later in the novel he got to big headed. For instance, he was in on re-writting the seven commandments and always got squealer to speak to the other animals as if he were to good for them.
~Steph
All of the pigs were really great leaders. they are all very intelligent and responsible. some of them were also: bad listeners, and open minded. all of the charecteristics were on their, you just could had used some other words to.
Chelsei E.
What makes a good leader? Well I have heard that same question repeated over and over in all the years of my life. I guess I'll have to tell you "What makes a good leader." First a good leader has to have experience, intelligents, and be a people pleaser. Also must be able to stay calm in any situation that arises and handle it with courage and belief that his or her people have their back. James B.
The pigs were not very active.They were a good listeners. Did not have good morals. They were very good people pleasers and persuasive. They learned to read and wright. Squeler had a very strong voice. They did what they thought was best for the farm. They were bossy and domineering.
NIKKI T.
The pigs were not the best leaders they lacked a few characteristics of a good leader, such as they did not have experience, they treated all the others different not equally, they were worried just about themselves mainly. I guess you could say they were big headed. really that is all that they had so they were not the greatest like how they saved the wind blown apples anf milk for them even though they did not like it so they said but it kept them in good health that was conceited. but other than those they were just fine.
G. Garrett
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At the beginning i thought that old major was a really good leader to the pigs until he died, then Napolean was the best leader. Napolean always made sure that everthing got done that was supposed to. He was defentaly one of the more Intelligent, Respected, open-minded, and persuasive. Some examples are he convinced all the other animals to do work why he just stood around, he was also goal oriented because he really wanted to get the windmill built, so he buit it hisself. Lacey
Josh- The pigs fit only part of the qualities list. Snowball for example had good character, calm people pleaser, was a listener, passionate, but he was not persuasive, domineering, or respected out of fear like Napoloen. For example Napoleon had Squealer who was his persuasive right hand man, he had the dogs which made him respected out of fear, and he was also intelligent and had a voice. The pigs in general wern't very experienced or open minded.
I think the pigs fit the qualities that are on the list because they are strong, well beliefed,and they know what is good for Animal Farm, well at leaset in the beginning. I think some more qualities in a good leader are kind, respectable, being a good listener,and giving the people what they want and want to hear.
-Karinna A.
The pigs are verry persuasive, because all of the animals go along with what they are saying. They always voice their opinions or get someone else to do it for them. Tey are manipulating and making the animals
think that they are people or "animal" pleasers because they always say that they only have the animals best interests in mind. They are also verry goal oriented. When they have a project they are going to maniplate everyone they can to help them make their goals come true, without themselves actually doing any of the work. However, they lack a lot of the qualities that we mentioned. Such as: active-they dont do much of anything, passionate- they really dont care about anyone but themselves,unique- they are just like any other dictator, open-minded- they make it seem that they are open-minded, but this is just a way to keep the animals happy, and not reveal the pigs true intents, and bravery- they aren't anywhere near brave. they sit back and watch everyone else do all the work, like in the battle of Cowshed. These pigs (not all of them)were not in the front. They were couwarding in fear. And in the second battle they were not the first to make a move. They set it up to where they didnt have to do much of anything.
The pigs were active, by giving out orders and thoughts, but not in doing the hard, tiresome work that the other animals did. The pigs were calm and helped the animals learn to read and write. Snowball listened to the animals request and helped when he could. He also tried to please the animals by building a windmill to lessin the workload each animal had to do. Squealer helped Napoleon persuade the animals and get them to do the things Napoleon needed them to do. Snowball and Napoleon didnt overpower eachother untill Napoleon raised his attack dogs and chased Snowball off the farm. He was somewhat a expierence pig, teaching and runing a huge farm. He tried to be responsible and help get enough food and water to each animal, as well as supplies for the farm. All the pigs were quite intelligent, for they ran the entire farm. Napoleon was, as i believed, respected only becuase if anyone opposed him, they would be eaten by his dogs. He achieved many goals and did a splendid job of doing so. Snowball was couragous for his dearing act when he fought against Mr. Jones and his men. They pigs had a belief, that they could run a farm, a rebellion, and do so for a while. I think they achieved it, for Mr. Jones never gained it back.
Tyler S.
The pigs are verry persuasive, because all of the animals go along with what they are saying. They always voice their opinions or get someone else to do it for them. Tey are manipulating and making the animals
think that they are people or "animal" pleasers because they always say that they only have the animals best interests in mind. They are also verry goal oriented. When they have a project they are going to maniplate everyone they can to help them make their goals come true, without themselves actually doing any of the work. However, they lack a lot of the qualities that we mentioned. Such as: active-they dont do much of anything, passionate- they really dont care about anyone but themselves,unique- they are just like any other dictator, open-minded- they make it seem that they are open-minded, but this is just a way to keep the animals happy, and not reveal the pigs true intents, and bravery- they aren't anywhere near brave. they sit back and watch everyone else do all the work, like in the battle of Cowshed. These pigs (not all of them)were not in the front. They were couwarding in fear. And in the second battle they were not the first to make a move. They set it up to where they didnt have to do much of anything.
Julie King
Both pigs, Snowball and Napolean, were leaders in a sense. They shared some qualities such as intilligence, being purpose driven, having a unique character, having a passion for what they do, etc. Eventhough this may be the case, not all of their characteristics were the same. Snowball, as we can see before he is ran off by the dogs, is an active active political member, who is willing to listen to others with an open-mind, put into effect what they have asked, or peruade them otherwise(for their own good), and he always had a voice of opinion in matters of animal farm. His domineering yet patient-listener mindset is the reason he was a good leader. Even on top of all that we know he is courageous when the battle of rolled around into the story. He fought so well that he was awarded for his services. Which brings us to Napolean: where was he during the battle? Obviously, he is not courageous. He didnt fight and instead of using his own physical power, he trains a bunch of puppies to do his dirty work. I say he is a wuss. Though he did have good persuasive skills and a strong voice, but inorder to be a good leader you have to possess all the traits not just good speaking skills.
Ryan "THE GREAT" L.
The Pigs, in the novel, "Animal Farm" are somewhat similar to the past leaders in our history. The pigs are controlling, menacingly wild, dominating, and the animals respected them mostly out of fear. You can relate some of these behaviors in our past leaders, such as the founder of the German Nazi Party, Adolf Hitler. Hitler killed Jews, gypsies, and homosexuals because he couldn't accept the fact that he might be part of those groups. I believe that is part of the reason Napolean had the dogs slaughter many of the animals, because he doesnt want to except that he is an animal, so he tries to be something he is not, a human. That is why the pigs were not good leaders.
~Lavinia~
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