Propaganda In Animal Farm By George Orwell

George Orwell, pseudonym of Eric Arthur Blair, was born on June 25, 1908 in India. According to Biography.com, “Orwell was bit by the writing bug at an early age, reportedly composing his first poem around the age of four.” His talent can be credited to always having been bedridden as a fault to chronic tuberculosis as well as not having a strong bond with his father. Before beginning his career, Orwell worked as a BBC producer and as a propagandist to further increase interest in the war, which lead to his more political novels. Five years after publishing his most notable works Animal Farm alongside Nineteen Eighty-Four, Orwell managed to become one of the most well-known authors to date; to publish a novel that is relevant after many decades

For example the party's’ slogans are found all around the city in big white bold letters printed on posters visible even from a distance.” WAR IS PEACE FREEDOM IS SLAVERY IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH” is what can be read off the posters. Diction such as “peace” following war gives the citizens the idea that the action of going to war will gain them the peace and safety they ask for in society but as shown in history war usually brings dangers, loss, and devastation .In that same slogan the diction “slavery” gives a negative connotation to the word freedom which would give them more rights and less restriction to lively more freely. Lastly “strength” the party tells their citizen that bliss is strength and the less they know the better life. All the diction in the slogan reveals the setting which shows what sort of beliefs the party has and how the party and citizens view and use such beliefs to live and justify actions. The fact that this slogan gives citizens a life style of misleading nature because it makes the good sound bad allowing the party to control as they wish and citizens having no option but to obey what has been imposed on them and is constantly reminded by seeing it everywhere gives a sense of propaganda in the

For example while Winston fixes the sink of Mrs. Parson her kids come out of their room pointing toy pistols and shouting at each other .“You’re a traitor yelled the boy. You’re a thought criminal. You’re a Eurasian spy. I’ll shoot you, I’ll vaporize you, I’ll send you to the saltmine.”Diction such as “thoughtcriminal” and ”eurasian spy” reveal that the kids are already program to know who is doing wrong in society so they can later on stop them if they encounter one. Now that the kids know who the enemies are they are also aware of what to do such as “Shoot”, “vaporize” or “sent to salt mine” this diction shows they are being programmed at a young age to one day hopefully stop anyone who can interfere with the party such as Eurasian spies and thought criminals at any cause. This diction also reveals a tone of hopelessness in Winston as even the youngest minds are influenced by the parties beliefs as they repeat and recreate the actions of those in the inner party whose job is to maintain society as it is. This type of government is intolerant of age, race, and gender, and sole goal is to reign in complete power “by every contrivance of cruelty. It exemplifies “man unmanned, of humanity without a heart.”(Bloom