Examples Of Manipulation In Animal Farm By George Orwell

The story Animal Farm by George Orwell is about a group of animals who come together with the idea to revolt against their Farmer to create a better lifestyle after being mistreated multiple times. Throughout the story, various characters show the essential question of how we can determine when we are being manipulated.
Throughout the book, the farm leaders lie to their comrades to either make them think everything is okay or to get what they want. Boxer does this very well when he tells the animals his opinion of Napoleon, in the text, it says, “Napoleon is always right.¨ (Orwell 56). This example reveals how Boxer assumes in his head that Napoleon is always correct based on the things he has been told. Boxer is also under the impression that everything Napoleon has done for the farm now is “better” than what it used to be when Mr. Jones was in control. Boxer's role on the farm is also an important factor in why

Multiple times Squealer had to tell the animals how great of a leader Napoleon was, even though most of the time he would do either the wrong thing or something that just benefits himself. One time Squealer had to tell the animals how bad of a pig and leader Snowball was when they were feeling a little off with the decisions Napoleon was making. An example from the story says, ¨Snowball, who, as we know, was no better than a criminal?¨ (Orwell 55). From the quote, Squealer is trying to convince all the other animals that Napoleon is better than anything Snowball ever was. Squealer also compares Snowball to a criminal just to make the situation even worse. The animals also believe Squealer and his opinions on Napoleon because they aren’t that smart, so they need someone to make decisions for them. They just have the mindset of how everything they are doing now is better than the way it was before, so the animals just have a mindset of thinking that everything they hear is