Read the excerpt from Animal Farm. What is the main conflict in this excerpt?
Apart from the disputes over the windmill, there was the
question of the defense of the farm. It was fully realized
that though the human beings had been defeated in the
Battle of the Cowshed they might make another and
more determined attempt to recapture the farm and
reinstate Mr. Jones. They had all the more reason for
doing so because the news of their defeat had spread
across the countryside and made the animals on the
neighbouring farms more restive than ever. As usual,
Snowball and Napoleon were in disagreement.
According to Napoleon, what the animals must do was
to procure firearms and train themselves in the use of
them. According to Snowball, they must send out more
and more pigeons and stir up rebellion among the
animals on the other farms. The one argued that if they
could not defend themselves they were bound to be
conquered the other argued that if rebellions happened
O Snowball wants to build the windmill, but Napoleon
thinks that other matters are more important.
O Napoleon believes that the farm does not need to be
defended if others rebel, but Snowball disagrees.
Snowball thinks that other farms are a threat, but
Napoleon is more worried about Mr. Jones,
O Napoleon wants the animals to protect themselves,
but Snowball wants to encourage revolts elsewhere.