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Stanza 2 is clearly trying to make Napoleon out to be a god. Explain how.

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Answer: It is true that Minimum's poem tries to make Napoleon out to be a god.

Explanation:

'Animal Farm' is a novel written by George Orwell. The novel is a fable picturizing the Russian Revolution of 1917.

In Chapter 8, when Napoleon took over the office of 'Leadership', Minimums wrote a poem in his honor. In his poem, he portrayed Napoleon out to be god.

His poem, in second stanza, said

'Thou are the giver of

All that thy creatures love,

Full belly twice a day, clean straw to roll upon;

Every beast great or small

Sleeps at peace in his stall,

Thou watches' over all,

Comrade Napoleon!'

By stating that Napoleon looks over all of his creature and they sleep in peace in his stall, Minimum's poem is picturizing Napoleon to be god. Just like God watches over all His creation, and they sleep in peace in His stall, Minimums picturized Napoleon in the same

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