Deception And Lies In George Orwell's 'Animal Farm'

To begin with, Squealer is a false propaganda machine. This heavily affects how Animal Farm has its downfall. For instance at his manipulative nature, it was stated by Squealer “But sometimes you might make the wrong decisions, comrades, and then where should we be?” (59), this shows how easily the Squealer can control the thoughts and beliefs of the animals. Although the animals already participate in more strenuous amount of labor,

The first reason the role of squealer is the most harmful is that propaganda is a lie. During the course of the book several lies are told by napoleon and then defended by squealer. The first lie is the milk and apple lie. Napoleon lies that he will share the mild and apples with the other apples but instead keeps for himself and the other pigs.

Squealer is a animal on the farm that gives out false information so the pigs can get what they want. Squealer represents the Russian Propaganda. The Russian Propaganda would tell Russian civilians to join together to make one big group and revolt against their leader. This group mostly consisted of workers. The workers would rebel due to long and laborious working hours, and low wages.This is similar to Animal Farm because the animals all joined forces to rebel against Mr. Jones, and then the animals built up their own government and ruled themselves.

Squealer uses this strategy to make the animals think about how they really feel about the situation. He has one question that he uses often. The first instance occurs, Squealer is dealing with the problem of the pigs having more apples than everyone else. “‘Do you know what would happen if the pigs failed in our duty? Jones would come back!’...

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.

Squealer uses propaganda in several ways. He persuades other animals to accept that the pigs will keep all the apples and milk. Squealer then tells them that he hopes they don't think the pigs are doing this to be selfish, saying that if that is what they think then they are wrong. Then he gives the animals another reason to accept the milk and apples by telling them the pigs don't even like milk and apples, and neither does squealer himself. His reasoning for eating them was to stay healthy for the purpose of others.

In the novel they liked to use a lot of fear as a method, but in today’s society they want to either use a positive way or a way that will eventually convince a person to do as the advertisement says. People can learn from examining that advertisement with propaganda used in many ways can place a positive image or message in viewer’s eyes so they will do as the person wants them to do. Some people do not even realize when they are being persuaded to do something. Language used in propaganda is a very powerful

Do you know what would happen if we pigs failed in our duty? Jones would come back?” This quote takes advantage of the other animals being dumber and uses the animals trust in the pigs against them. This quote also invokes fear in the animals as Jones becomes almost like a symbol of fear or terror for the animals. This shows how Squealer used fear and the animal's trust to control them.

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

Squealer, the king of Propaganda was a very relevant character in George Orwell’s novel, Animal Farm. Propaganda is an idea or a statement that is often false, but serves the point of supporting a cause. Mostly know as Napoleon’s Mouthpiece, Squealer defended Napoleon’s decisions and commandement.This worked every time because of the animals lack of intelligence, compared to his skills to persuade his audience. Squealer’s importance in this novel was crucial. He was like Napoleon’s back legs, and fought for everything Napoleon wanted. Squealer’s way to persuade everyone, even when the right decision was clear, proves his title as propaganda king.

Squealer is sent to make necessary explanations to the other animals about how the pigs had milk and apples mixed into their mash. Squalor cries, “It is for your sake that we drink that milk and eat those apples. Do you know what would happen if we pigs failed in our duty? Yes, Jones would come back” (36). Here, the author highlights the fact that Squealer is making an excuse for why the pigs should be eating

The abuse of language (propaganda) is instrumental to the abuse of power. This is portrayed throughout the book Animal Farm by George Orwell. For example, Squealer and Napoleon are two characters that the author uses to portray the abuse of power. Squealer and Napoleon had misused their powers, but justified their action through the use of propaganda. Thus, through the use of propaganda, Squealer and Napoleon were able to manipulate the other animals way of thinking. Not only is propaganda used in books, magazines, and articles, but are also used by leaders, politicians, and companies to influence the public, attract attention, and to gain powers. Therefore, the use of propaganda is one of the main tools that is used to manipulate others and a way to justify one’s wrong behavior, such as the abuse of power.

Squealer explains to everyone their motives, inquiring in a condescending manner. “‘You do not imagine, I hope, that we pigs are doing this in spirit of selfishness and privilege? Many of us actually dislike milk and apples.” (52) He asks the question simply, making the others believe that it is due to their own foolishness for not knowing. In addition, the pigs create fear among the group to obtain obedient followers. “‘You would not rob us of our repose, would you, comrades? You would not have us too tired to carry out our duties? Surely none of you wish to see Jones back?” (80) Once hearing these words, the animals act meekly to their leaders. Although a mere prediction, the animals believe the threat and obey; terrified at the notion of Jones’ return. The animals stay obedient as Squealer and Napolean creates fear amongst them. Furthermore, the two are experts in lying, deception coming naturally to

Throughout the story, you see the way that the pig, Squealer, gives information to the “lowly” animals. He tells them what the leading pig, Napoleon, wants them to know, but he tells it in a way that it seems they are benefitting. Squealer had a way of persuading the other animals to listen to him, through his actions and manipulation. “The best known among them was a small, fat pig named Squealer, with very round cheeks, twinkling eyes, nimble movements and a shrill voice. He was a brilliant talker, and when he was arguing some difficult point he had a way of skipping from side to side and whisking his tail, which was somehow very persuasive. The others said of Squealer that he could turn black to white.”

In this example he tells the other animals that Snowball was teamed up with Jones to try to recapture the farm from the animals to take the rebelling out of there minds. In this particular example one of the animals says in Snowball's defense that he fought with courage in the battle of the Cowshed, and that everyone saw him with blood seeping out of him. Squealer replies to the animals by saying, "That was part of the arrangement! Jones' shot only grazed him. I could show you this in his own writing, if you were able to read it. The plot was for Snowball, at the critical moment, to give the signal for flight and leave the field for the enemy. And he very nearly succeeded-if it had not been for out heroic leader comrade Napoleon" (Orwell 80). Squealer recalls the battle of the Cowshed the way the pigs wanted it to be remembered, with as much detail of Napoleon saving the farm as possible. Although the animals don't actually recall it that way they believed it because Squealer has remembered it in much more detail than the animals did. This is also an excellent example of Squealer manipulating the other animals on the farm. He also takes the animals' lack of intelligence to his advantage whenever he can. When Snowball was in change Squealer was living in his shadow. But when Napoleon came to power Squealer also shared the spotlight. Squealer wasn't being used to his full potential under Snowball,