In George Orwells novel "Animal Farm," Snowball is a pig who is largely based on Leon Trotsky, who led the opposition against Joseph Stalin (Napoleon) ). Snowball is depicted as an intellectual white pig whose leadership, dedication, and feats for Animal Farm are unparalleled to any others on the farm, however, he is rivaled by Napoleon who has hatred for Snowball). Snowball believes in a continued revolution and argues that to defend Animal Farm, he must strengthen the reality of Old Majors dream of a life without humans and that they must stir up rebellions in other farms throughout England). However, Napoleon always disagrees with any ideas that Snowball has because he does not want Snowball to lead Animal Farm, wanting to lead it himself in the same vein as a tyranny). Once Napoleon gains control of Animal Farm, he uses his guard dogs to attack Snowball and manipulates the farm into believing all he had done before was the cause of problems for the farm). Snowball is chased off the farm and becomes a scapegoat, portrayed as a dangerous traitor. It is never revealed what happens to him after his escape). In the 1954 animated adaptation, he is killed by the dogs, but in the 1999 live-action film, he escapes the dogs, but Napoleon claims he is dead).