Squealer Manipulative Ways Animal Farm, written by George Orwell is an allegory reflecting the horrifying effects of a totalitarian government. One of Orwell’s characters, Squealer (based on Vyacheslav Molotov) is a clever and very persuasive pig. His job: to promote Napoleons personal image and later on, become his intermediary. He cunningly justifies “Comrade Napoleons” actions when the other animals begin to question his authority. He exploits the animals on Animal Farm by using erroneous information and abusing their emotions as techniques to sway them.
The barn is a symbol because this was the place the pigs painted the seven commandments and then added their revisions, which represents the collective memory of a modern nation. The pigs did this to create Animalism and to ensure that the pigs would continue to rule over all of the animals. The working-class animals would puzzle over the changes but accept them. If the working-class believes history of lies from their oppressors, the will be less likely to question oppressive practices. The windmill is a symbol of the pigs’ manipulation of the other animals for their own gain.
The sheep, which are so stupid that they only know the phrase “Four legs good, Two legs bad,” are a caricature of the people of Russia. Orwell was telling them that they were blindly accepting this idea, when it was going to make them miserable. Of course, he did not think they were as dumb as the sheep, but the exaggeration helped the author get his point across. All of the characters in Animal Farm represent people or ideas, making the book an allegory. Napoleon is a caricature of Joseph Stalin.
Like Golding, Jack knew how to defend himself and others, Golding during the World War II and Jack protecting the boys from the beast. Political: Hitler’s rise to power is show in Lord of the Flies through Jack and his rise of power when he leaves Ralph’s tribe. Jack used the pigs as propaganda and the boys’ fear of the beast and his promise for protection from it to get them to join his tribe like Hitler used propaganda and made huge promises to get people to agree with him. Both Jack and Hitler were aggressive and had a totalitarian rule. Moral: Envy and greed lead to Jack’s devolution.
Along with this, Lady Macbeth is also hasty to pursue the prophesised power, and manipulates Macbeth into committing the first deed. In animal Farm, it is Old Major’s ideals which spurs the animals into performing the uprising against Farmer Jones and forming the new idea of Animalism. Unlike the murder of Duncan, the animal’s revolt is a worthy cause, which benefits the whole community and not just a single individual. Both the Witches prophecy and Old Majors ideals planted the seed of ambition in Macbeth’s and Napoleon’s minds, unfortunately, those seeds quickly grow into tyranny. Macbeth begins his bloody chain of murders with the help of Lady Macbeth, working together to murder King Duncan.
He uses many themes to convey his main points to this allegory, such as corruption, abuse of power and social order. The corruption of the self-appointed authorities of Animalism is also a crucial theme portrayed in Animal Farm. At the beginning of the story, we find the pigs in much the same predicament as the other animals on the farm. They are all exploited ruthlessly by an authority which cares little for their plight. Playing a leading role in the ensuing revolution the pigs find themselves with more and more power over the trusting and naïve population of Animal Farm.
Power corrupts those who possess it and causes them to become dissolute People who possess power change and become morally and ethically corrupt. Techniques used are symbolism, bathos and oxymorons “Whoever walks on 2 legs is an enemy” (page 15) “It was walking on its hind legs” (page 89) – Bathos “Alcohol represents power, commandments represent values and animals represent people” – Symbolism “All the title deeds, which were in his own possession, were owned by the pigs jointly” (page 93) - Oxymoron Propaganda People can use propaganda to brainwash and persuade people to doing things they want them to do. People can be controlled through propaganda. Possible propaganda includes posters, chants, uniforms, armies, weapons, wealth and the best possible portrayal of their team. Techniques used are “Here Squealer’s demeanour suddenly changed.
Insofar as I can make-out, people are uncomfortable to know how animals die and to assume such a responsibility. When I've showed people videos of --seemingly credible-- factory farm footage they either react in two different ways: (1) either they quiver-away or plea me to turn it off (2) or they uncomfortably scoff at how ridiculously cynical it all is. Albeit, appalled, this doesn't generally discourage people to stop eating meat altogether. They simply look past it when they go-off and buy animal-based products. The fact of the matter is that the animal products we buy are the source of considerable pain and cruelty.
Another character, Simon, also changes when he controls the pig’s head in the glade which shows that even good natured people also has an evil side to them. A philosopher that shows all of the characters is Jean-Jacques Rousseau where he said, “man is essentially good, the state of all of the other animals, and the condition man was in before the creation of civilization and society, and that good people are made unhappy, and corrupted by their experiences in society”. This quote tells that people change by living in a different society and a different living system then
Towards the end of the story she find Lennie in the barn and start being flirty because she knows she can make him talk to her. This was a bad quality of hers though because it ultimately led to her demise. The final type of power is the power of authority from Curly and his dad. Curly’s dad is the boss which give Curly his own power, or so he sees it. Curly’s dad has the power to fire anyone he doesn’t like from the farm which is true authority.