Who helped Napoleon in his conquer of Animal Farm? Did the dogs? Did Squealer? Did Boxer? The fact is, all of the above helped Napoleon, and all three were equally needed. Squealer persuaded the whole farm to obey Napoleon, the dogs forced the whole farm to obey Napoleon, and Boxer showed the whole farm how to obey Napoleon. Squealer was very helpful to Napoleon, and devastating to the rest of the animals. He represents the press, or media, or propagandist. His role was very important in the rise of Animal Farm and also Napoleon’s tyrannical kingdom. If he hadn’t been there to convince everybody that their memory was bad, or that wrong was right, they might have started another Rebellion. For example, after Napoleon slaughtered all those animals, some animals remembered one of the Seven Commandments, that said, “No animal shall kill any other animal.” If Squealer hadn’t been there to persuade the animals that it actually read, “No animal shall …show more content…
He adopted the maxims “Napoleon is always right” (Orwell, 70), and “I will work harder” (Orwell, 47). These Squealer used as a philosophy everyone should hold to, as a right citizen of Animal Farm. Of course, Boxer didn’t mean to help Napoleon succeed in making Animal Farm a dictatorship, which is what makes him one of the more relatable characters. He was tricked by the politicians and the propagandists into letting the pigs think for him, just as people are today. And because the pigs thought for him, they were able to make him a perfect example of a hard worker. But because Napoleon was just using him, Boxer was sold to the butcher once his usefulness was used up. Had Boxer been smart enough to see that Napoleon was not always right, and that sometimes he should not work harder, he could have been as helpful to the animals as he was to Napoleon. But, he wasn’t, and was maliciously