Comparing Propaganda In The Lottery And Animal Farm

A dystopia is an unpleasant typically repressive society, often propagandized as being utopian (“List of Dystopian Literature.” Wikipedia). Many common themes found in dystopian fiction include mastery of nature to the point that it becomes desolate, or turns against humanity; methodological advances that subdue humans or regiment their lives; the mandatory division of people into a status or groups with specialized functions; and an aggregate loss of memory and history making mankind easier to manage psychologically and ultimately leading to dehumanization . Throughout the stories The Pearl , The Lottery , and Animal Farm the common themes are misusing power , greed , and propaganda.

Greed is excessive or rapacious desire , especially for

In both Dystopian literatures The Lottery and Animal Farm they used propaganda to promote a point of view . In the book Animal Farm Napoleon used Squeler as a propaganda machine to explain the pigs decisions as if they were for the better of the animals. For example when the milk and apples disappeared Squeler told the animals” it is for your sakes 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” ( Orwell 36) . Squeler did everything in his power to make the animals believe Napoleon and the pigs were always right . In the short story The Lottery the whole idea of the lottery is propaganda . “ The original paraphernalia for the lottery had been lost long ago , and the black box now resting on the stool had been put into use even before Old Man Warner , the oldest man in town , was born.” ( Jackson) . Mr.Warner played a huge role in keeping the idea of the lottery no matter the consequence of death. “There’s always been a lottery” (Jackson) told to the other townspeople in the book , but it is hard to tell if that is really true because the original paraphernalia had been lost and the whole idea of the lottery is gammon