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Use Of Propaganda In Animal Farm By George Orwell

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How does the government manipulate people and the working class? In Animal Farm by George Orwell, the government, or Napoleon and the pigs, manipulate the working class, the other animals. This is revealed through propaganda, fear, and punishment.
How is propaganda used to manipulate the other animals? “Four legs good, two legs bad”(p.49) is a phrase that the sheep used to demonstrate that animals are superior to humans. Another form of propaganda they would use is how Napoleon would blame Snowball for everything after he got expelled from the farm. “Whenever anything went wrong it became usual to attribute it to Snowball”(P.82). He would blame Snowball because Snowball represented the good side of the farm and he wanted the animals to think that Snowball represented the bad. Napoleon used propaganda to control the animals to make them believe he was the saving grace of the farm. Fear is another method that the government uses to control and manipulate. “But suddenly the dogs sitting around Napoleon let out deep, menacing growls, and the pigs fell silent and sat down again,” (P.65). Napoleon would use the dogs or the puppy KGB, to create fear towards the other animals by using the dogs to threaten them. “They dashed straight for Snowball, who only sprang from his place just in time to escape their snapping jaws”(P.64). Napoleon used the …show more content…

“This work was strictly voluntary, but any animal who absented himself from it would have his rations reduced by half”(P.69). Napoleon would take away the animal’s food if they didn't work, even when Napoleon did no work himself. “When they had finished their confession, the dogs promptly tore their throats out..”(P.87). He would even go to great lengths to kill the other animals just because they confessed to having a relationship with snowball outside of the farm. Napoleon would use punishment to gain power over the animals and give the animals a reason to have to

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