I think that the way the characters are introduce reminds me a lot of ‘Tom and Jerry.’ Which I think could of been based a lot on the characters personalities.
Napoleon:
‘Napoleon was a large, rather fierce-looking
Berkshire boar, the only Berkshire on the farm, not much of a talker, but
with a reputation for getting his own way.’
This small extract reminds me a huge amount of the big dog in ‘tom and Jerry’ that looks after Jerry most of the time.
Squealer:
‘…with very round cheeks, twinkling eyes, nimble movements, and a
shrill voice. He was a brilliant talker,’
Squealer reminds me a lot Jerry as he is the smallest and cutest. He is a good talker just like Jerry is because Jerry usually convinces the Dog to fight against the Cat.
Snowball:
‘Snowball was a more Lively
pig than Napoleon, quicker in speech and more inventive, but was not
considered to have the same depth of character.’
This is probably not the strongest but I would connect him to Tom. Although Snowball does not try and eat squealer, he does always get into fights with Napoleon.
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