In this novel the animals rebel against the farmer and take control of the farm. Since pigs were thought to be more intelligent than all other animals, they take on leadership roles. However, “[t]he pigs did not actually work, but directed and supervised others. With their superior knowledge it was natural for them to assume leadership” (Orwell 16). Pigs do not do any actual physical work. Instead, they tell those who are doing the actual work what to do. “Throughout the spring and summer they worked sixty hours a week, and in August Napoleon announced that they would also work on Sunday afternoons. This work was strictly voluntary, but any animal absent from it would have its ration reduced by half” (Orwell 93). After Napoleon gains control of the farm, he begins to rule through cruelty and treachery. The choices he makes primarily benefit him rather than all the animals on the farm. He wants control of the farm and will do whatever it takes to get it. One choice Napoleon makes is to take nine puppies from their parents and begin raising them for himself. When they reappear, they act as his personal police force to protect him. He feels that the animals will