The Role of Propaganda in Animal Farm

"All oppression creates a state of war" -Simone de Beauvar, French Philosopher. Animal Farm by George Orwell is an allegory for the Russian Revolution. Each animal was a key character in the Revolution such as Napoleon being Joseph Stalin, Mr. Jones being Tsar Nicholas and Boxer, being an ignorant. Mr.Jones was run off the farm because the animals were tired of the drunken man mistreating them. What the animals didn't know was that they went from one dictator to a whole group of them. The pigs. Ignorance contributes to political and social oppression and is proved by the inability to comprehend what the pigs are doing to the other animals. The animals cannot read or write as well, are perplexed easily, couldn't see the blemishes in the pig's leadership, or how the pigs changed things and didn't see or completely ignored how the pigs had acted.

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

Animal Farm, the allegorical novella by George Orwell, has an extremely important theme, propaganda, displayed representing the Russian Revolution. A big example of propaganda is when the pigs begin to twist the seven commandments. When the animals created the seven commandments, the sixth amendment was “No animal shall be killed by any other animal.” but when Napoleon kills other animals the amendment is slightly altered to “No animal shall be killed by any other animal without cause.” to persuade all the other animals that what Napoleon did was acceptable. “It ran: ‘No animal shall kill any other animal without cause.’ Somehow or other, the last two words had slipped out of the animals’ memory. But they saw now that the Commandment had not

Propaganda is used everywhere in life and books. It has such a complex meaning under what the people or it is saying. In Animal Farm, The Wave, and Night propaganda is used to describe what life was like for all the people in that time and how crucial survival was and how to not get outcasted.

George Orwell, the pseudonym of english author Eric Arthur Blair, was an influential author of novels, novellas, and essays that criticized the rise and practices of authoritarian governments. One of his most revered works, Animal Farm, is hailed as a brilliant piece that satirizes the statues of Stalinism by allegorizing its tumultuous rise and the harsh, often lethal loyalty Stalinism demands of its followers. One of the hallmarks of Stalinist rule is its frequent use of propaganda. In his novella, Animal Farm, Orwell presents the use of propaganda in a Stalinist society through the deification of a leader, the use of scapegoating against an exiled revolutionary and against the vices of man; and exposes the practice of engendering fear into the population of Animal Farm.

Napoleon’s use of language to constantly deceive the other animals is shown throughout the entirety of the book. Napoleon and the other pigs are much more fluent and knowledgeable with their vocabulary, allowing them to use emotive and descriptive language to influence the animal’s thoughts. Napoleons right hand man Squealer is adept at fooling the lower class of the farm and Napoleon uses him to do gain more favour with the animals. Squealer through the use of sophisticated language makes the other animals actually believe that Napoleon was the hero of the Battle of the Cowshed, when in reality Napoleon ran away at the very start of the battle. Napoleon uses Squealer expertise in language to rewrite history to fulfil his desire for power. “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...Milk and apples contain substances absolutely necessary to the well-being of a pig...the whole management and organization of this farm depend on us”. Quotes such as this are used when the pigs are questioned by the other animals on the farm. Napoleon and Squealer through the use of language is able to persuade the animals into believing that everything he does is for the good of the farm. How Napoleon is able to persuade his ‘people’ with no regret or remorse is proof that his desire for power is the only thing he truly wants. This language is presented several times throughout the text and is a

Animal farm is a renowned, allegorical novella written by George Orwell in 1945, which can be interpreted to have a hidden political meaning behind it referring to the Russian Revolution. Throughout this novella, the author purposely positions the audience to make judgements based on sensible, moral perception to show that Orwell effectively revealed how the pigs exploited a vast majority of propaganda techniques to deceptively manipulate the values, attitudes and beliefs of the other animals, with full intention of complete social control. This was exposed to the reader when the three main values of ‘Animalism’, as outlined in Old Major's speech, which consists of freedom, unity and equality, are abused for the pigs own advantage. This task

In order to ensure the success of a political movement or the position of a governmental authority, propaganda, often in the form of posters, is utilized to a great extent. This principle was demonstrated throughout the novel Animal Farm, in which the corrupt boar Napoleon gradually solidifies his control over the titular farm. To support the rule of the fictional character, a propaganda poster exalting his figure was fabricated, and the device of emotion was applied to it to a substantial degree. This specific propaganda technique was chosen due to its ability to form a personal relation to its audience, which is particularly desirable during or following events of revolution.

This quote represents fear tactics used by Napoleon: “If she herself had had any picture of the future, it had been of a society of animals set free from hunger and the whip, all equal, each working according to his capacity, the strong protecting the weak... Instead - she did not know why - they had come to a time when no one dared speak his mind, when fierce, growling dogs roamed everywhere, and when you had to watch your comrades torn to pieces after confessing to shocking crimes. ”(Orwell, Quote 15). Napoleon uses the dogs to make the animals confess even if they didn’t want to. Animals started to confess because they were scared of the dogs, and thought that Napoleon will spare their life, but Napoleon still killed all the animals that confessed.

Squealer, the representation of the propaganda used in Russia under Stalin, is notorious for his lies and persuasion that he uses to trick the working animals of Animal Farm. He is said to be able to make anything seem true, and Napoleon uses this to his advantage in keeping the animals in check. First, Squealer uses the animal's lack of education by reciting words they don’t understand. When Napoleon introduces the idea of continuing the building of the windmill after Snowball’s exile, the animals are confused as Napoleon seemed so against the idea. To get them on his side, he sends Squealer, who states the windmill was actually Napoleon’s idea, and was stolen by Snowball. When questioned why Napoleon didn’t say something earlier, he states: “‘Tactics, comrades, tactics!’ skipping round and whisking his tail with a merry laugh. The animals were not certain what the word meant, but Squealer spoke so persuasively…” (Orwell p.58). This shows that the animals lack of education actually aids Napoleon in keeping them under control, as simple words can be used to deceive them.

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.

Allegories, like Animal Farm which is a satire about the Russian Revolution, are insightful stories that help convey issues in society to let us have a better understanding of them. Animal Farm challenges us to think about power and corruption through the comparison of the animals' lives before and after which reveals a society plagued by negative consequences arising from totalitarian regimes. Firstly, Animal Farm portrays a world revolutionized through power which provides order whilst dictating an individual's status in a society. This is shown through the change of hierarchy and the pigs' attainment of power after overthrowing Mr Jones. Additionally, the corruption of power shown through the individuals in Animal Farm, especially Napoleon,

Animal Farm is an allegory to communist Russia throughout the early to mid 1900s. Led by Old Major, a wise pig that represents Karl Marx, the founder of the socialism, the animals on Manor Farm try to establish a self-sufficient farm run by animals with no outside human contact. This “self-sufficient farm” called Animal Farm was focused on creating a system where everyone is equal and happy, and no animal could be above any other animal. However, what happened in Russia as well as other communist countries, was that the interim government that existed to facilitate the change to socialism became venal and didn't care or pay attention to the social equality of all the people. The interim government, represented by pigs in Animal Farm did not give up their power, leading to the oppressive governmental system called communism. Additionally, in Animal Farm, the communist “pigs”, Snowball and Napoleon, did not pay attention to the growing social gap as they grew more powerful on the farm and ended up going against their original philosophies to keep all animals

In the real world people are able to stay in control of others because of there social class and race which can lead to fear in other people's lives. In the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell the animals are dissatisfied of the way they are being treated so they decide to rebel against their leader Mr. Jones. After the teachings of Old Major they rebel and defeat Jones but three days later Old Major dies. Napoleon and Snowball fight for power. Napoleon would take newborn puppies into the farmhouse attic and trains them. Snowball was a very articulate speaker and was full of good ideas. On a Sunday morning debate Napoleon’s puppies which are now full grown chase Snowball off the farm establishing Napoleon's rule. Napoleon shifts blame to others

Propaganda, a very much used tool of Totalitarian leaders- demonstrates that people can be easily convinced by false ideas if they are presented in a serious and persuasive manner. This allegory uses songs, slogans, banners, poems, speeches, and so on to depict the fact that the animals become captivated by Napoleon because of the effectiveness of Squealer, the farm’s Minister of Propaganda. Propaganda has a positive effect on uniting the population; The overall theme of the novel is about the people living under an oppressive regime and how they are able to be wielded by the persuasive power of