Propaganda: The Ability To Manipulate Did you know that most countries of the countries in World War One and Two used propaganda not necessarily malevolently to recruit soldiers by manipulating them into thinking they could help themselves or their “great” nation? Most likely not, however, this little-known fact shows that even the places with the best of intentions can use propaganda to manipulate you to do their bidding. This happened in Animal Farm a book/allegory by George Orwell a man disapproved of the Russian Revolution and his own country's governing system. ( The U.K) This book was about animals who were on a farm owned by a man named Mr. Jones who according to the animals ruled tyrannically but really was just a drunkard and an incompetent man. Old Major inspired the animals to revolt and start a communist-like society where everyone is equal. One night the revolution happened when Mr. Jones forgot to feed the animals and they broke into the feed …show more content…
However the other animals do nothing to help their poor comrades in this small attempt at rebelling against Napoleon’s will. One of the cruelest things the pigs have done though was take the animals song “Beasts Of England” the very song the SOUL of the rebellion and made it outlawed however yet again since the animals were scared and couldn’t make an intelligent argument just let it happen when squealer said “It is no longer necessary” and let them take away their song of hope just like they let it happen when the pigs many years later started using whips and walking on 2 legs and acting like humans to the point where they couldn’t tell the