The other animals understood how to vote, but could never think of any resolutions of their own. snowball and napoleon were by far the most active in the debates. but it was noticed that these two were never in agreement: whatever suggestion either of them made, the other could be counted on to oppose it. even when it was resolved—a thing no one could object to in itself—to set aside the small paddock behind the orchard as a home of rest for animals who were past work, there was a stormy debate over the correct retiring age for each class of animal. the meeting always ended with the singing of "beasts of england," and the afternoon was given up to recreation. which detail best supports the central idea that snowball and napoleon are fighting for power?

Snowball and Napoleon were the most intelligent and active of all the animals at the farm. The fact that they even argued about those suggestions they seemed to agree with, clearly shows that there was an underlying fight for power between them. There was a need to show that they were somehow not part of the same mind, by means of opposing to whatever the other one suggested.

“whatever suggestion either of them made, the other could be counted on to oppose it”

Explanation:

the swan might be a metaphor for our soul, which is ancient and timeless. the speaker wants to know where it's going and what it wants, what's the purpose in life. he asks our soul to follow him in knowing that god is us and the answer to the question "who am i" that was written on the wind of god's whim to know himself that blew over his being in the beginning of creation. and to connect to god consciously on the path to knowing him is the joy of loving him, like a bee that will grow and end our sorrows by ending desire. in that connection there is no doubt about god and existing forever.

the words "slavery," "devils," and "murderer" evoke a sense of disgust.