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Animal farm written by George Orwell tells the story of the Russian revolution through the eyes and actions of farm animals. The animals revolt against their farmer Mr.Jones in order to stop the cruelty being inflicted on them. In a turn of events the new leader Napoleon also starts to treat the animals unfairly. We see in the last chapter the quote “The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig… but already it was impossible to say which was which”. Showing the cycle the animalism tried to break when they revolted has been repeated once again. Animal Farm demonstrates that behind every leader there is always an individual working beyond to manipulate the followers, doing all of the “dirty work” for the hierarchy. Squealer …show more content…

He is seen as an ally by the animals, almost as a friend. The animals trust him vs how they dont trust Napoleon because of all the wrongs he brought into animalism's ideas and morals. Squealer is Constantly using “comrades” in his speeches to make himself more likable and friendly, pg (69). This convinces the animals that Squealer is a friend more than their hierarchy. Squealer gets all the same benefits as Napoleon without having all of the animals hate him because of all the things taking place that go against animalism. Squealer's speech on pg(80) talking about how the pigs get to sleep on beds because Napoleon is doing so much more work for the farm than any other animal. Squealer gets all the same benefits as Napoleon while not having all the animals hate him and put a target on his back. This would cause him to not want to step up, along with this the idea that being able to be on both sides of the farm could be very beneficial.If the animals had chosen to revolt against Napoleon, Squealer could have easily banned together with the animals to overthrow their “ruler”. He only is the messenger for Neaolplition therefore the animals have no reason to hate the messenger but more so the

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As the situation was explained “Squealer spoke so persuasively, and the three dogs who happened to be with him growled so threateningly, that they accepted his explanation. ”(Orwell 58). Squealer’s use of fear tactics throughout the story is very persuasive with the simple animals. Using the dogs as enforcers, rationing, and even public executions all help keep the animals submissive. The consequences of Squealer’s use of pathos are mainly positive for him and he easily manipulates most of the animals into keeping Napoleon in power.

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Squealer and Napoleon both manipulate them into being leaders of the farm. Like said in chapter eight, “It had become usual to give Napoleon the credit for every successful achievement and every stroke of good fortune.” (Orwell 100) Squealer tries to manipulate the animals into thinking that Boxer died and the doctors couldn’t save him, but if the animals were to have been educated then they would’ve been able to read the side of the van. The van read, “ ‘Alfred Simmonds, Horse Slaughterer and Glue Boiler, Willingson. Dealer in Hides and Bone-Meal.’

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In the novel Squealer uses fear, false statistics and manipulative words to control the working farm animals and to justify Napoleon’s actions. Squealer is just one of the intelligent pigs on the farm, however he is also artful and sneaky as well, he uses his cunning to deceive the other animals, this smooth-talking pig, misuses language to justify all Napoleon’s exploits and system of

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In “Animal Farm” written by George Orwell, the animals strive to create their own Utopian society where the all animals are treated equally and happily. But due to the ignorance of animals, the society collapses. Animals were also convinced by a small eloquent pig, named “Squealer”. When Snowball was exiled, Squealer became the right hand of Napoleon. Squealer represents Vyacheslav Molotov, who was a diplomat of Soviet Union and undertook the central role of communist propaganda.

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However, Squealer strings together false facts and even indirectly threatens the animals with the return of Jones. This misinformation combined with the animals’ gullibility forces them to agree with Squealer’s points, thus handing over their power. Another instance occurs when Napoleon secures his place as the leader by informing the other animals that Snowball was never fighting on the animals’ side, but “fighting on Jones’ side” (78). Moreover, Napoleon states that it was he who inflicted “the wounds on Snowball's back” (78). Napoleon attacks Snowball’s image directly, as Snowball was one of the pigs the animals looked up to.

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Squealer’s success in gaslighting the animals to question the truth and themselves led them to put full trust in the pigs’ lies and justify any of their actions. Countless times in the novel, Squealer takes advantage of the animal’s limited knowledge and memory to gaslight them into believing that the pigs' actions are for their own good. He begins with less significant things, such as exploiting the animal of their milk and apples, justifying it as containing “substances absolutely necessary to the well-being of a pig”, therefore it is for the animals’ “sake that we [the pigs] drink that milk and eat those apples” (Orwell 52). As Squealer progresses, Squealer makes bolder moves in his propaganda, modifying the Battle at Cowshed, an event in history all the animals witnessed, to frame Napoleon in a positive light. All the animals thought they “had seen Snowball charging ahead of them at the Battle of the Cowshed, how he had rallied and encouraged them at every turn”,

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He undertakes actions similar to this countless times in the novel. When Snowball goes against what Napoleon wants he sends dogs after him to chase him away from the farm. This makes it so that snowball cannot go against what he says and causes the animals to see Napoleon as the all knowing leader. Squealer goes around the farm afterwards and says to the other animals “Comrades… I trust that every animal here appreciates the sacrifice that comrade Napoleon has made in taking this extra labour upon himself. Do not imagine comrades, that leadership is a

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Squealer instills a deep sense of fear, preventing them from challenging Napoleon's authority. However, the leaders of Animal Farm do not hesitate to resort to violence to enforce fear. Any animal that is daring enough to challenge Napoleon's authority will be eliminated ruthlessly, sending a message to the rest of the

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Squealer was sent to make the necessary explanations to the others” (Orwell 35). Once Napoleon and the other pigs came to a consensus, there was no more discussion. Those who disagreed, had their thoughts immediately changed by Squealer. Napoleon sent him to make sure that all of the animals stayed in order. The pigs established their authority and are able to influence the animals’ opinions.

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“All animals are equal…”, or what it should have been... The use of power and corruption are one of the main themes in Animal Farm. The book is a romance published back in 1945 by George Orwell. According to the author, the book was used as a way to criticize the Russian Revolution. Back in the day, it was hard to excoriate Joseph Stalin using literature so instead Orwell portrayed the characters as animals to censure the writing.

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In this novel, propaganda is presented through the character Squealer, who is Napoleon’s trusty companion. Squealer is the designated speaker for Napoleon, and he is easily able to persuade the other animals that Napoleon, along with the other pigs, are working for the good of everyone else. He mainly uses the method of “plain folks” in order to convince the other animals that the pigs are working just as hard as they are. The truth is, while Squealer is convincing everyone of Napoleon’s greatness and how great of a leader he is,

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He is a brilliant talker, astute, sharp tongue and no morals. He makes his entrance when he justifies the pigs for hoarding food. He works to develop Animalism. He is selfish and twists reality to suit his interests and those of Napoleon. Squealer is the propaganda machine of Animal Farm.

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In addition, Squealer often threatens the animals that Mr. Jones will return if they did not follow as instructed by Napoleon to manipulate the farm animals. For instance, pigs decided that the milk and windfall as well as the main crops of apples should be reserved for the pigs alone. Ostensibly, pigs need to be in healthy state as they claimed to be the Einstein of the welfare of the farm. Here also, Squealer threatens the animals that Jones would return if they oppose the idea. Therefore, the animals agreed with

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The pigs, except for Snowball, are portrayed as deceitful characters due to their ability to manipulate the rest of the animals through words. Napoleon achieves his reign at the Manor Farm through the exploitation of other animals’ innocence with the help of the dogs and Squealer, which is another ambitious and shrewd pig. The author describes Squealer as “a brilliant talker, and when he was arguing some difficult point he had a way of skipping from side to side and whisking his tail which was somehow very persuasive.” (Orwell 13). His talent in convincing others enable him to take advantage of naïve and loyal animals in the same way that shrewd politicians in the real world manage to convince people of their statements, which usually turn out to be lies that prevent the human society become

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Napoleon also uses manipulation to gain and maintain a firm control by changing the Commandments for the farm in ways that work to his benefit. Squealer, Napoleon’s propaganda department, Keeps the farm animals believing in Napoleon by describing what they hear and see to make it seem harmless. Using effective tactics of fear, convincing propaganda, and manipulation, Napoleon gains and maintains control of Animal Farm. “Animal Farm” has corruption and equality in a way the animals try to succeed and achieve a goal to make the farm better. Power corrupts in “Animal Farm” because the pigs have a goal which is working together and helping one another.

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