Language Techniques In Animal Farm

People in societies are lead and made agreeable using several standard techniques, examples of which can be found in literature, even when the societies involved are completely different. George Orwell’s Animal Farm depicts a carefully engineered and meticulously controlled society of animals who take control of a farm, and are subsequently manipulated and overseen by the pigs on the farm. Snowball, a pig, starts by leading the farm, yet is cast out and attacked by Napoleon, another pig, who takes control of the farm and manipulates its occupants. William Golding’s Lord of The Flies shows a primal, savage, and twisted community of young boys who are stranded on an island, struggle for survival and eventually start killing each other. Two boys,

In Animal Farm, this repeated phrase is the core idea of Animalism, most commonly echoed as “four legs good, two legs bad”(Orwell). This represents the animals’ negative view of humans and is echoed by many animals, especially the sheep, even when it is not appropriate. The sheep and other animals were especially prone to repeat this phrase when they were put into situations where they were not comfortable, like when the pigs debated on the goals of the society and the other animals did not understand. The repetition of this phrase grounds the animals back into what they know about their community. This provides security and helps define the society because the motto represents a core idea that defines the civilization of animals. Napoleon and the pigs also use this repeated phrase to actively manipulate the animals because they created the motto, to begin with, and it brainwashes the animals into subscribing to the agenda of the pigs. A repeated phrase is also found in Lord of the Flies, and this phrase likewise comforts the characters and develops the traits of the society. The boys, as their violent and savage tendencies, increase with the duration of their stay, become often inclined to repeat the phrase “Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Spill her blood”(Golding). This phrase is originally only used when the boys are actually hunting pigs, but they later use it to convince themselves that they are killing pigs or a beast when they are actually assaulting other boys on the island. The phrase assures the boys that their actions are perfectly acceptable when they are actually becoming murderers. This phrase also develops the society itself, due to the fact that the boys become more savage and less civilized with the more time they spend on the island. This phrase is universally used by the boys