According to Gustave Flaubert “There is no truth, there is only perception” this statement is not true and that is what I will be underlining in this essay. First of all, we believe that truth is based on facts. On the other hand, philosophy, feelings, and prejudice are not based on facts but they may be true according to opinion and beliefs, meaning they are perceptions. Perception is the way people see something, understand it and interpret it, it is point of view. To say something is true, evidence needs to be present to back it up. It is known that from our own consciences, our own experiences, and what we see in the real world, some things are true. Therefore this statement is not true meaning there is truth and perception. Furthermore, …show more content…
An example from the novel, is during the speech of Old Major before his death, where he told the animals: “Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plough, he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of all the animals.” Here Old Major used repetition of ‘he’ to underline the importance of getting rid of Man, to add conviction to how Man is not able to do many things. The repetition is also used to underline the truths he stated, which help him support his perception of “Man is the only creature that consumes without producing”. It is the truth that Man cannot lay eggs, have you ever seen a Man laying eggs? He does not produce milk to feed all creatures, and he cannot run fast enough to catch the rabbits. Those are truths that cannot be denied, and this is known through our experiences. Truth is used to create will in the animals and to explain to them that Man is all the problems, the repetition of the Man to make the animals realize what they are in and lead them to rebellion. This affects the animals point of view as it leads them to believe that his perception is …show more content…
If there is no truth in our lives then there is no need to twist the truths to lies, which is precisely what Squealer did. This is evident in the quote “It had come to his knowledge, he said, that a foolish and wicked rumour had been circulated at the time of Boxer's removal. Some of the animals had noticed that the van which took Boxer away was marked "Horse Slaughterer," and had actually jumped to the conclusion that Boxer was being sent to the knacker's. It was almost unbelievable, said Squealer, that any animal could be so stupid. Surely, he cried indignantly, whisking his tail and skipping from side to side, surely they knew their beloved Leader, Comrade Napoleon, better than that?” In this quote irony is used. It is not the truth that Boxer was sent to ‘hospital’ however it is one of Squealer's deceits used to alter Napoleon's personality making him resemble a sympathetic, impartial ‘comrade’. The irony was used when the animals, for the first time were clever and rapid readers, they managed to point out that the van said ‘ Horse Slaughterer, Squealer used irony to claim they were stupid, discouraging them to progress in reading, and make them feel as if they are lying and they can’t read well. As well as this throughout the novel, the repetition of the phrase “whisking his tail and skipping from side to side” this phrase is repeated whenever Squealer turns the truth into deceits,this makes his