Abuse Of Power In Animal Farm By George Orwell

Being a follower can be a good thing, but it is mostly bad because you are not showing your true self. In the novel Animal Farm written by George Orwell, the character of Squealer is traitorous, dishonest and crafty as he is a spokesperson for Napoleon to the animals. Squealer is traitorous because he was a spokesperson for Snowball but after Snowball was ousted Squealer became a spokesperson for Napoleon. Squealer is dishonest because he makes every animal on the farm believe that Snowball was leagued with Jones from the start.

George Orwell in his novel Animal Farm explores the reality through the abuse of power using the character Napoleon. In order to gain absolute power, Napoleon eliminates any opposition, uses propaganda, and chances the commandments.

Often times in a communist society, a leader’s use of language can lead to abuse of power. In George Orwell’s Animal Farm, the farm leaders, the pigs, use unknown language, invoke scare tactics, and create specific laws, thereby enabling them to control other animals, to suit their greedy desires, and to perform actions outside their realm of power. Because of the pigs’ use of broad language, implementation of scare tactics, and creation and manipulation of laws, they are able to get away with avoiding laws and convincing other animals into believing untrue stories and lies that are beneficial to the pigs.

The first time we see Squealer is when some of the other animals question the consumption of milk and apples by the pigs. This point in the book is significant because it is the first time the pigs are seen to be giving themselves better quality food than the rest of the animals. Squealer is described in the book as a brilliant talker and persuasive. He is excitable and confuses the others with his skipping motions and whisking tail. These actions take the focus away from what he is actually saying. Squealer begins his explanation by using the word "comrades." The use of this word leads the animals to believe he is talking to them as an equal; this would make the animals more likely to believe what he is saying because the animals

When the animal government starts over using their power and doing what they said the wouldn’t  Squealer, a very persuasive pig, uses ethos and pathos to manipulate the other animals and get them to believe everything he says. After the expulsion of  Snowball, Squealer has to try and convince the other animals.

The example he uses for this is when the animals standby and watch their friend Boxer be put into a van to be taken to the slaughter house. By not doing anything to help their friend they let him die and therefore letting evil win. Squealer is solely responsible for death of Boxer because he told the others that he was being taken to the vet. Whenever any of the animals needed help with anything Boxer was always there for them and helped them with anything. On the farm Boxer was by far the least deserving to be abandoned by his friends. Squealer only wanted to fight in battles that would have a benefit for him. However, by not helping Boxer he is slowly letting evil win because now their “army” has become smaller and slowly will become more vulnerable for attack by the

As the pigs began to take over the farm they got power hungry. They would sit and order the other animals around as Orwell explains in the following quote, “The pigs did not actually work, but directed and supervised the others. With their superior knowledge it was natural that they should assume the leadership.” This was the start of the pigs takeover. They were beginning to rule the whole farm without regarding any of the other animal’s opinions. The pigs assumed that they were more equal than other animals and began to abuse this. Since Squealer was excellent at speaking in a way in which everyone would agree, he used this to his advantage. In one of his speeches Squealer said, “Comrades! You do not imagine, I hope, that we pigs are doing this in a spirit of selfishness and privilege? Many of us actually dislike milk and apples…. Day and night we are watching over your welfare. It is for your sake that we

He blames Snowball for everything that bad has happened on the farm. Such as the Battle of Cowshed and the documents. He mainly uses this scapegoating by saying that Snowball has been sitting around the ar farm and planning an attack against the farm. This triggers memories of the animals who can’t believe Snowball would do this because they think he fought so bravely for them. This is also rewriting history because what Squealer is saying is not the truth about Snowball. Squealer is able to keep blaming Snowball for their problems and the animals eventually believe him. He is able to do this by using his tone of his voice, fear. He says “ By scapegoating Snowball Squealer is able to also use the propaganda technique rewriting history. convince the animals Snowball is bad and they need to listen to

This shows that Squealer makes up excuses to tell the other animals to condone Napoleon’s actions. If Squealer didn't do that, the other animals would quickly turn against Napoleon. That is another reason Squealer the culprit for the corruption at Animal Farm is he justifies the actions of

In the novel, Animal Farm, by George Orwell, power is expressed through self-government of the animals. As soon as the humans are chased out of the farm, the animals start a civilization of their own. A few pigs named Napoleon, Snowball, and Squealer create Animalism, which is the idea that animals are superior to humans, and that any human is considered an enemy. However, these pigs, especially Napoleon, begin to abuse the power that they have to use it for their own benefit. Ever since the humans left the farm, Napoleon takes advantage of everything he possibly can.

George Orwell’s book, Animal Farm, shows society is glued together by alliances against enemies. The potential is boundless when people join arms to fight an opposing force. If one’s individual presence leaves a long shadow, the other’s allegiance will only compliment and strengthen its formidable approach. An ancient threat is of no use to those in power.

Also, Squealer at the end establishes a privilege but rejects the notion at the beginning to establish a persuasive setting. Then, Squealer is able to placate a possible tension by merely strengthening the animals’ dependence on the pigs and therefore able to convince the rest. A concluding example of Squealer’s lies, “That evening Squealer explained privately that Napoleon had never in reality been opposed to the windmill…Why… had he spoken so strongly against it? … ‘Tactics, comrades, tactics’!”(pg.22). This quote contains a lie stripping Snowball’s public figure, while embellishing Squealer’s superior, Napoleon. Squealer speaks upon the animals privately to actively engage his audience, making his lie indeed more credible. Although, Napoleon’s previous action of peeing on the windmill’s plans are more personal than logical, as tactics would have been doing this in public to enhance public recognition. Once Napoleon turns against Snowball, Squealer declares, “He was Jones's secret agent all the time. It has all been proved by documents which he left behind him and which we have only just discovered” (pg. 31). Although, it may seem Squealer is employing a lie that is a long-shot he employ a sub-technique. The context before this quote shows Snowball as a character that would never associate himself with

The passage in “Animal Farm” That could relate to one's life is the paragraph in which Squealer states, “He had seemed to oppose the windmill, simply as a maneuver to get rid of Snowball, who was a dangerous character and a bad influence”. This statement Squealer made is only propaganda to make the animals believe that the absence of Snowball is good, even though the only person who has had problems with Snowball is Napoleon. During Squealer's speech to them he has threatening dogs behind him, he uses words that the animals don't understand, and he has asked again if they would like Jones to come back. Therefore, Squealer is preying on the animals naivety and the animals fear of Mr. Jones. These tactics are very similar to those of Donald

Exploitation and abuse of power is the issue around which the animals come together. At first, the animals don't understand Jones is abusing and exploiting them. After listening to the Old Major's speech, the animals realize that they are subjugated and abused and that Man is to be blamed for it. He educates them on the meaning of exploitation, and also that it isn't unavoidable. Orwell says that exploitation will undoubtedly happen when one class of society has favorable position over another.

Sly, greedy, and crafty are just a few characteristics that describe Squealer in the book Animal Farm by George Orwell. This pig is also a messenger, an actor, a great persuasive speaker, a follower, and an outstanding liar. He's nimble, he's clever, he's manipulative and most of all he's sneaky. Squealer uses his intelligence to persuade the other animals on the farm into doing what Napoleon wants, even if they don't really want to do it. He uses his craftiness and cunning to persuade the animals into thinking that he is on their side and he's doing all he can to help them out. His acting ability misleads the animals into thinking that he's one of their closest friends and that he can be trusted with all their secrets. Squealer's slick