Napoleon And Squealer In Animal Farm By George Orwell

The novel, Animal Farm, is a well-known allegory written by George Orwell. As a satire of the Russian Revolution, Orwell portrays the rise of a cruel dictatorship and the mistreatment of the general population under it. Like the Communist government in Russia, the government in Animal Farm employs the use of many manipulative tools, especially propaganda. Propaganda was used by the pigs throughout the book, deceiving many of the animals. As this story shows, propaganda can enable governments to bend people to any purpose. By spreading positive messages about Napoleon, persuading the animals that Snowball is an enemy, and convincing the animals that they can’t survive without the pigs, propaganda

What defines a good leader? How they treat people? Or if they have good visions for the future? Leadership does not necessarily gain its definition as having good intentions but more as getting the job and going it efficiently. In Gorge Orwell’s Animal Farm, the pigs lead the rebellion against Farmer Jones but eventually Napoleon takes charge and leads them all. He directed the other animals on the farm and much got accomplished from the time he took charge to the end of the book. Napoleon was not a nice leader, but he was very efficient. Even though Napoleon did not have any moral qualities and broke all the rules of originally made for Animal Farm, he prospered as did the rest of the farm. Napoleon was an effective leader on Animal Farm because

The undeniable greed Napoleon possesses can only be fulfilled by giving the other animals the illusion of bettering themselves by not questioning his logic: “Boxer, who had now had time to think things over, voiced the general feeling by saying, ‘If Comrade Napoleon says it, it must be right.’ And from then on he adopted the maxim, ‘Napoleon is always right,’ in addition to his private motto of ‘I will work harder’” (Orwell 60). Because Animal Farm’s audience predominantly consists of working class citizens, they begin to feel sympathy for Boxer since he cannot recognize Napoleon is exploiting him exclusively for his personal goal of becoming a puissant leader; therefore, animosity towards Napoleon develops in the audience. Considering the animals promptly welcome Napoleon’s promise of a better life, they work towards exhaustion, unknowingly fueling Napoleon’s greed: "All that year the animals worked like slaves. But they were happy in their work; they grudged no effort or sacrifice, well aware that everything that they did was for the benefit of themselves and those of their kind who would come after them, and not for a pack of idle, thieving human beings" (63). Although the animals working for Napoleon are unaware he is gradually becoming more human and willfully betraying his fellow animals for his own benefit, it is evident to the audience that Napoleon is corrupt. As Napoleon cunningly achieves power, his greed continues to grow, the same as a totalitarian leader’s:

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.”

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

In George Orwell’s Animal Farm, the pigs are in control. Napoleon became the official leader after Snowball was chased out by the dogs. Squealer, Napoleon’s sidekick, now has social control over the farm animals. Squealer uses language to confuse and persuade the animals into thinking the commandments did not change, humans are allies and not enemies, and that some animals are more equal than others.

A tyrant can be described as an absolute ruler, a ruler who governs aggressively or brutally, or one who uses authority or power to fit their needs. The book Animal Farm by George Orwell is an allegory for the Russian revolution, whose main character, Napoleon, demonstrates characteristics of this time period. Napoleon shows signs of being a tyrant when he essentially forced work on sundays. When he begins governing harshly and aggressively Napoleon’s actions hint at tyranny. He abuses his authority for power in many situations throughout the book showing his personality as an absolute ruler. After Snowball’s departure in chapter 5, Napoleon begins to turn into a tyrant over Animal Farm.

Think of some of the world's most prosperous civilizations of all time. Rome, England, and Russia might come to mind. How did these nations rise to such supreme power while simultaneously keeping their people in order? All of these empires share a common force- fear. In animal farm Napoleon and the pigs used fear to remain in power over the other pigs, whether this was expressed by the common message that other animals weren’t capable, how the farm was turned against Snowball, or Napoleon's use of the dogs to gain and then remain in power.

A quote by Aung San Suu Kyi reads ¨it is not power that that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it. Animal Farm by George Orwell is a long short story, published in 1917 it reflects the events leading up to the Russian revolution and the Stalin era. Characters are portrayed by animals that live on a farm . The character Napoleon in Animal Farm is a clever and sly animal who uses fear and greed to rule the animals around the farm. Leaders who do not care about the welfare of their citizens and rule with fear can ruin a society. Those type of leaders and person and the most harmful to a society.

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

In the novel, Animal Farm, George Orwell shapes a tale of mistreated farm animals who overthrow their cruel and abusive owners while chasing their dream of equality and life without oppression. However, after the humans are finally chased out, the pigs rise up to power, ruling over their less intelligent peers. The pigs tell lies to deceive the animals and hide the truth. Some of the pigs are so thirsty for power that they will even betray their fellow pigs for more power and support. The pigs’ rule becomes more and more oppressive, however the animals don’t realize that they are being deceived, for their brains are muddled by the lies told by the pigs. Through manipulating the truth and the pigs lying to the rest of the animals, one learns that corrupt leaders twist the truth to make others support them and their ideals.

As a method of maintaining control over Animal Farm, Napoleon often used propaganda to promote his point of view to the other animals. Twice in the novel’s plot line, Napoleon is seen indirectly using the animals to gain more of a food ration. Squealer, who is illustrated as Napoleon’s right-hand man in the novel, is often used to persuade the animals by his ‘eloquent speeches.’ An instance of this occurs when Napoleon sends Squealer to try to persuade the animals to give the pigs the milk and

In the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell, the pig Napoleon uses specific tactics to gain power and control over the animal farm. Some of these techniques include controlling information through education, scapegoating, use of fear, swaying public opinion and blind obedience.

Squealer, the appointed speaker among the pigs, uses propaganda as a way to gain power. The animals describe Squealer as “a brilliant talker… he could turn black into white” (16). He was to make sure the animals believe that Napoleon is a righteous leader, even though in reality he is not. An example of how Squealer uses propaganda to abuse his power is when he made excuses for the animal’s reduced rations. “He had no difficulty in proving to the other animals that they were not in reality short of food...it had been found necessary to make a readjustment of rations...in comparison with the days of Jones, the improvement was enormous” (112-113). Even though the animal’s

One of the main reasons why the pigs were able to stay in control is because the animals were easily brainwashed into supporting and believing that whatever the pigs say is right. The pigs were able to control the animals like this through the use of propaganda, they used many forms of propaganda and controlled the animals very strategically. When the other animals notice that the pigs took all the milk and apples Squealer said, “ Comrades!" he cried. "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 … It is for YOUR sake that we drink that milk and eat those apples ” ( Orwell-14). It is seen how squealer bends the truth in this excerpt to make it seem like the pigs are doing this for the good of the animals, but they are actually doing this out of greed for more food and power. The pigs often use different propaganda techniques to encourage the animals to keep working and supporting the pigs. Squealer once stated that “ production of every class of foodstuff had increased by two hundred per cent, three hundred per cent, or five hundred per cent, as the case might