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The Great Purge

"To purge the Party meant expelling members who, in one way or another, were unreliable. The party Central Committee sent letters to branches all over members and, especially, to find out whether they have ebeer been supporters of Trotsky." (16)

In inference, Snowball, or Trotsky, was kicked out by Napoleon, or Stalin, because Snowball was a threat to Napoleon's power. This will pinpoint the start of the Great Purge that will supposedly happen in the future, setting Snowball as an excuse for Napoleon to whomever he wanted to expel. By just accusing a member of the farm, and saying that he was a supporter of Snowball would immediately give him a ticket out of the farm.

Minae Kwon