Since men came together, there have been those who have ruled unjustly. Pol Pot is one of these men, and Napoleon, although not a man, is yet another. We will compare these 2 in terms of atrocities and how they came to be... We will compare these 2 "creatures" by examining their rise to power, their laws and policies, and their cruelties and atrocities. In order to rule unjustly, you must first succeed in ruling. Napoleon had first seized power when he snowballed and replaced Sunday meetings with a committee of pigs he controlled, who made decisions in private (p. 38 Animal Farm, 1997). This had allowed Napoleon to dictate what the bulk of the workforce was focused on and also allowed him to take credit for the windmill. Napoleon also began to slightly modify the Seven Commandments for his personal benefit. This allowed Napoleon and the other pigs to drink and partner with human farmers and other farms, as well as do other things that Napoleon and Squealer had originally declared illegal. Pol Pot, however, came to power by creating a new party, known as the Workers' Party of Kampuchea (WPK) (p. 2, Encyclopedia of World Biography, 1998). Pol Pot used the WPK, later known as the PCK (Communist Party of Kampuchea) to wage war against Hanoi and Lon Nol for the Cambodian army. Pol Pot also rose to power through a new democratic Kampuchean government, placing himself at the top (p. 3, Encyclopedia of World Biography, 1998). This, however, allowed him to eliminate his enemies within his own ranks in an effort to maintain power. As you can see, Pol Pot achieved power the same way Gaffney 2Napoleon achieved power, that is, by killing "animals" or, in Pol Pot's case, by killing people . ...... middle of paper ...... ey; 2) Private property; 3) Jewelry; 4) Games of chance; 5) reading material and religion. Napoleon did the same by forbidding animals from reading, only pugs could read, they couldn't drink alcohol unless they were pigs, nor were they allowed to do anything that humans could do, except sleep. As for Pol Pot, once again he took children from their homes and forced them to enlist in the army, just as Napoleon took puppies from their mothers and trained them to be his private security. The things I listed in the previous paragraphs all compare to how Napoleon and Pol Pot resemble each other in strange and unique ways. Now I hope you also learned a lot about my dictator and Napoleon and I hope one day you won't end up acting like Napoleon or Pol Pot and will be special in your own way. Thanks for reading and I hope you read Animal Farm again and again and again.