Essay about Propaganda and Euphemisms in the Animal Farm

The novel ‘Animal Farm’ created by George Orwell heavily expresses the ideals of a prolonged cruel or unjust treatment and the exercise of authority. The exponential ignorance of the farm animals towards the actions and ideas of the pigs (Napoleon, Squealer and Snowball) prove the incentive that it is easier to conform to the ideals/ways of the ‘New England’, than to rebel, as well as through the exposure to propaganda and the distortion of reality. This therefore leaving them docile, numb, and oppressed.

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

At first, Animal Farm prospers and all the animals have the ideal life. But as time goes on, the pigs decide they will make all the decisions for the other animals. Slowly, the pigs become more superior than the other animals and as time passes, many disincentives for the other animals come along the way. As it states in the text, “The mystery of where the milk went to was soon cleared up. It was mixed every day into the pigs’ mash… The animals had assumed that these would be shared out equally; one day, however, the order went forth that all the windfalls were to be collected and brought to the harness-room for the use of the pigs… Some of the other animals murmured, but it was no use,” (Orwell, 30). This adage shows how the animals are not doing much to stop the pigs from being unfair and therefore their journey will only get harder as the pigs start to take full control of the farm. Another quotation from the novel states, “The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which,” (Orwell, 155). In the book, the pigs, who primarily were trying to get rid of man’s teaching, started befriending man, and then ultimately became man. Therefore, the way the pigs dealt with their obstacle, the

There are many instances in Animal Farm where propaganda is being used. Propaganda is used in both for positive and negative sayings. In the novel, one type of propaganda used is name calling. When Jones the farm owner was still on the farm all the animals resisted him. The animals were upset because they felt like they were not being properly taken care of. When all the animals ran jones and his family off the farm, major declared “all men are enemies”

It is immediately decided that the pigs will be the leader of the farm, as they are the most intelligent animals there. This gives them the power over the other animals, even though they claim they are all equal. Since they are in charge, it is easier for them to weave ideas in to the susceptible minds of the others. Once they are proven to be

Squealer is a clever pig who is known to be persuasive , and defend Napoleon’s intentions. “The Battle of the Cowshed” happened so quickly. Some animals don't remember exactly what happened. Which is where Squealer comes in and successfully convinces them that Snowball has been a traitor all along. Then starts speaking in his behalf , declaring all Napoleon’s

This quote is saying The pigs are more important and powerful than the other animals. This quote is significant to the story because these were the last remaining words on the wall of the commandments. It fits with the story because over time after the rebellion the farm went from being fair and equal to all the animals, to being unequal and unfair to most of the animals. It is important to the story because it shows what has happen to the farm over time.

At the start of the story, the animals of Manor Farm begin to comprehend that their means of existence is to slave away to the needs of Mr. Jones or man in general. They then make a successful attempt to take over the farm in a rebellion. However, later on in the story they were able to slip back into the grasp of oppression since the pigs become corrupt due to their high position of power in the farm. The pigs are so blinded by greed that they don’t even bother to see how much the animals are suffering. At the end, the pigs are now the new Mr. Jones and so closely resemble man that the rest of the animals cannot even tell the difference between them. Showing the reader that one of the main themes that Animal Farm contains is the abuse of power with language.

Propaganda is a way of information in an effort to manipulate or influence society. The language people use in a persuasive speech, news articles, or other communicating articles of can be a very powerful tool for propaganda. There are many different types of propaganda such as suggestion/stimulation, hints, insinuations, indirect statement, and appeal to the known desire/fear, songs, slogans, and poems (American Historical Association). All of these were used in the 1946 novel, Animal Farm, written by George Orwell. Also most of these methods in modern day. In the novel they use propaganda to show how a revolution, no matter how good a person's intentions is at first, can slowly turn into a system that was no better than when they began. Language used in propaganda is a very powerful tool.

In Animal Farm, subsequent to the suspension of Mr. Jones, the pigs of the farm were in charge of the whole farm including the other animals; they were in fully superior to all the other animal of the farm as they were most clever. Nonetheless, the pigs took advantage of their new hierarchy by tricking the animals into allowing them to have larger portions of food. Every time the pigs were asked why they are consuming more foods than others they would replying saying that they must be in good health.The pigs would tell the others animals that Mr. Jones would return if the pigs were not in charge. “ "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. I dislike them myself. Our sole object in taking these things is to preserve our health. Milk and apples (this has been proved by Science, comrades) contain substances absolutely necessary to the well−being of a pig. We pigs are brainworkers. The whole management and organisation of this farm depend on us. Day and night we are watching over your welfare. 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? Jones would come back! Yes, Jones would come back! Surely, comrades," cried Squealer almost

Through the use of hyperbole and manipulation, not only does Squealer mask the true intentions of the pigs, but he also heightens the dangers of man. By creating a common enemy, Squealer uses this as a propaganda campaign repeatedly asking the animals if they “want Jones back?” (37) or threatening them that he would come back. Squealer repeatedly reminds them that man is selfish, lazy and ____ since ”[Man] sets them to work, he gives back to them the bare minimum that will prevent them from starving, and the rest he keeps for himself” (4). Interestingly enough the pigs share many parallels with his preachings. The continuous threats of Jones coming back present the opportunity for the pigs to keep promising that have a better way of life with more “more oats, more hay, more turnips than they had had in Jones's day, that they worked shorter hours, that their drinking water was of better quality, that the live longer, that a large proportion of their young ones survived infancy, and that they had more straw in their stalls and suffered from fleas". Squealer insists that even if it make now feel like all the work is worth it, reverting back to a human run farm was the worst situation and their situation was the best since in those days they had been slaves and now they were free, and that made all the

Animal Farm by George Orwell is a novel littered with the use of propaganda. There are several different techniques used, but the one that stands out the most amongst them is the use of loaded words. This is a manipulative propaganda technique which uses words to stir up favorable emotions. The pigs continually use loaded words as they push and persuade the other animals to agree with their logic and orders. However, as the story progresses we see that their use of the technique is flawed and full of fallacies.

Throughout time, we have witnessed the destruction and reconstruction of governments such as the Russian Revolution and more recently, The Egyptian Revolution. Blind conformity is a useful asset to having control over a country. To have your people comply with any idea is the perfect position for any leader. A similarity that these powerful leaders possess is the ability to differentiate between their people's weaknesses and strengths. In George Orwell's Animal Farm, Napoleon utilizes many forms of manipulation to his advantage, which leads to blind conformity practiced by animals of Manor Farm.

Lie To Gain Power Power is something that makes a person feel like they are able to do anything and gives a person confidence if they are respected by other people. However, power is not easy to achieve from anyone and some people will be tempted to do anything just to get it their way. In Animal Farm, by George Orwell, lies are used as a tool to gain power and control. On the farm, power is gained by telling lies about food, the past, and other animals. Lies are told about food in order to gain power.

In the novel it refers to the regular abuse of judgment and language by the pigs and the corruption on Animal farm. In todays society this quote fits very well. Like said in my previous paragraph there’s always abuse of power. How everyone should be treated equally but in reality the government is a big hypocrite that proclaims equality but only gives power and privileges to a certain class. Another favorite quote that is said by Napoleon is "We pigs are brainworkers.