“The control of information is something the elite always does, particularly in a despotic form of government Information, knowledge, is power If you can control information, you can control people”- Tom Clancy. To know things is the greatest gift in the world, but being able to share that gift is much more important. To share knowledge is to change the world; one minor piece of information could change something entirely. It even has the power to change the outcome of wars, of equations, and games, but not always for the best. See, if someone is denied this valuable asset, it can change their life and the lives of those around them. Books seem to be good at showing this fact In Animal Farm by George Orwell, this is shown quite well Squealer is a character you just learn to hate, but he’s good at what he does. He is extremely good at twisting words and ideas into a way he can use to benefit himself. Squealer has a knack for …show more content…
He uses unreasonable sacrifices as a method of getting what he wants but he does it in such a way that others don’t even realize how unreasonable it really is. Using a person or problem to convince others of what he says is another use of deception, he just so happens to use You see, the deceitful Squealer denies the animals freedom of knowledge.
To change the rules is to change the game, if you don’t know the rules have been changed you will lose “It was about this time that the pigs suddenly moved into the farmhouse and took up their residence there again the animals seemed to remember that a resolution against this had been passed in the earlier days, and again Squealer was able to convince them that this was not the case” (6.66.2) Right after these few lines you see the animals look and the commandments and see that the rule. “No animal shall sleep in a bed” has been changed to “No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets” . Squealer is the
The new phases of life and social context is predicated through the sum of feats and experiences as crises and adversity are usually the greatest motivator which propel individuals to become better than they were before. J.C. Burke’s ‘The Story of Tom Brennan’ (TSTB) is an example of the transitional process through entering a new, unknown area which acts as a catalyst for beneficial change. Obstructed by turmoil both mentally and physically, the protagonist Tom Brennan relieves his severe life in the town of Coghill achieving new standards in conjunction to Lisa Forrest’s article ‘Testing new waters after leaving the swimming pool’ (TNWALTS) is another type towards transitional change that explores the personal crisis and career changes over
Power is authority and strength, which is any form of motive force or energy, ability to act, or control. When too much power is given, a dictatorship government can form, in which all decisions are made by one authority. In the book Animal Farm, by George Orwell the author portrays how “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely” (Lord Acton).
The statement, “Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely”, simply means that the more power one has – the more control one has over people – then the more corrupt it is possible for that person to become. This statement is certainly correct if the person with the power has certain proclivities towards corruption. There are many examples in the book, “Animal Farm”, by George Orwell, of power corrupting those in charge because they had these tendencies. In the story, the most powerful animals are the two pigs, Napoleon and, to a lesser degree, Snowball. During the course of the story these pigs used their power to get more power, and in the process their inclinations towards corruption triumphed. When Old Major, the boar who came up with the idea of all animals uniting against humans, died, Napoleon and Snowball saw an opportunity where they could take control and took it. Napoleon used force to get rid of Snowball and take all the power for himself, and he used fear to keep the other animals from revolting. He used scapegoats so that he could not be blamed for anything that went wrong, and propaganda to brainwash the animals into loyal slaves. Napoleon changed and broke the commandments of Animal Farm to benefit himself, and he lacked empathy for all those who worked hard for him, executing those that might cause him trouble.
Squealer uses propaganda such as rhetorical questions, lies and threats to convince the animals to believe the pigs. Unfortunately for the animals, they are easily led. If it were not for their blind devotion, trust and naivety, they could easily see how the pigs gradually gained power. The pigs also use the dogs as force to keep the animals ‘in line’, discouraging them from trying to rebel.
Squealer is used to spread propaganda through his eloquent and persuasive words that make Snowball appear as a scapegoat, and thus making Napoleon seem innocent and worthy in the animals’ eyes. The animals are called to listen to Squealer’s news in which he shouts out, “Comrades!” cried Squealer… “Snowball was in league with Jones from the very start! He was Jones’s secret agent all the time… Did we not see for ourselves how he attempted- fortunately without success- to get us defeated and destroyed at the Battle of the Cowshed?” (Doc D) Napoleon heavily relies on Squealer to spread propaganda filled with lies in order to enforce these ideas upon the animals in which makes him appear as a good leader in comparison to Snowball. This is a powerful tool that allows him to gain support from the rest of the animals and also creates an image of the perfect and necessary leader, which allows for him to be recognized as the only pig fit for the position as
Squealer was a direct reference to the USSR propaganda. Because of his natural ability to make speeches, the other animals praised his speaking by saying, he was able to "turn black into white". This means that everything he says sounds believable. So there is no questioning what he says. Squealer’s speech also influences thoughts. He starts say in one speech. “Without us, Jones might come back. If he comes back everyone's rations would be smaller"(Ch.9). He clearly plays on the emotions of the animals. He makes them think that if they do not support Napoleon and forgive him, Mr. Jones will come back and treat them 10 times worse.
...llibility but more so Squealer’s half truths and perjury. Using their faults against them, he is able to confuse the animals and trick them into actions they would not have made if Squealer was truthful. On the other hand, Squealer was not the only one that prevents the animals from resisting Napoleon’s inequalities. He has the aid of Napoleon’s dogs, weaned from birth to be savage, and the easily manipulated sheep that constantly repeat sayings they hear or are taught, such as “four legs are good, two legs are better”. In reality, the propaganda-spreading supporters that Squealer allegorically represents were very important to Stalin. Without their aid, Stalin might not have become as notoriously important as he was. George Orwell creates a wonderful telling of Communism in his novella Animal Farm and through his writing, he is able to educate millions of people.
... to make mistakes. By using logic to make the animals doubt their decisions they may make in the future, Squealer manipulates the animals for power over the farm, using logos effectively. In both of the these examples, Squealer is using false information that is sensible to the animals to convince them to get what he, and the other pigs wanted. By saying all of this, Squealer was using logos effectively.
In George Orwell’s Animal Farm we get a glimpse of a strange switch in totalitarian rule. From Mr. Jones a cruel farmer who feeds his animals to little and works them to hard, to Napolean a pig that will have you killed for a bottle of liquor. Through stupidity, narrow mindedness and pure cowardice of some animals we view the inevitable as the farm animals become ruled by pigs. Old Major probably not the first animal to think of as an animal to ruin a utopia for the farm, is in most cases not a favored example to contribute to the pigs takeover. This pig finally near the end of his better than average life chose to create a rebellion against the then in power Mr. Jones. A truly justifiable act executed in a time to late, for Major died to soon to lead the farm. If Old Major had summed up an ounce of courage in his closer to piglet years further and earlier then his dying days the animals might have had a chance of a better life. Old Major can be seen as him being a late coward having what is thought on the farm to be a good life trying to end it a false legend or maybe Old Major was a slow hero wanting to leave a better life for his friends. Still though we should agree that for Old Major’s failing action or neglect was the time he chose to start a rebellion, in the few days before he died.
His use of rhetorical devices and methods of persuasion effectively convinces the animals to believe farfetched ideas. By using different rhetorical devices, he convinces the animals that the pigs are not abusing their power, just like in the milk and apples incident and the bed dispute. Also, by using several methods of persuasion, he convinces them that Snowball, one of the most trustworthy animals, is evil and a double agent, and he also instills loyalty in the other animals for Napoleon after Boxer is murdered. Squealer is definitely the most effective speaker because he convinces and persuades all the animals on the farm to believe blatant
George Orwell's novel Animal Farm is subtitled "a Fairy Story", a label that may make the book seem innocent and appropriate for children and classroom settings. However, the title is misleading. Animal Farm is a work of Communist propaganda. It outlines and even encourages the overthrow of the government, and explains how to set up and maintain a communist state. It portrays government as corrupt and the public as stupid and easily manipulated. Orwell himself wavered between being a socialist and an anarchist.
Squealer is short, fat and nimble. Just the image of a pig. Squealer is so persuasive that he could turn black into white! This is just what he does again and again throughout the story. Every time that the pigs take more power and money Squealer persuades the animals to think that the decisions are being made are absolutely necessary for the well being of all. When things are scarce, he proves that production has increased- with figures that the animals can not read of course.He is also the one who makes the changes in the Seven Commandments. The characteristics that Squealer has in his personality are not admirable in a human being because Squealer is accurately portrays the propaganda agent that he represents.
The strongest strategy that Squealer used in his speech was fear-mongering. Fear-mongering is a persuasive strategy in which fear is used to persuade the audience. While Squealer is giving his speech, he says, “One false step and our enemies would be upon us” (Orwell 41). Squealer is scaring his comrades by reminding them of their enemies who would terrorize them if they came back. All the animals hear this and remember what happened before and how they don’t want it to repeat. Squealer is speaking to his audience when, he questions, “Surely, comrades, you do not want Jones back?” (Orwell 41). This is another example of when Squealer uses fear-mongering in his speech.
The initial theme of the novel is, 'power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.'; Power, in a sense, is bad because with power, there is responsibility. If one takes advantage of that responsibility, then there will be corruption. Orwell portrays this by permitting the farm animals to nominate the pigs to be in charge of the farm. The pigs left in charge are Napoleon, Squealer, and Snowball. Napoleon and Squealer both have evil intentions by turning the dogs after Snowball, in other words, killing him. Napoleon would make the other animals work long hours and give them little portions of food, while he and Squealer would feast on large meals. Napoleon and Squealer took advantage of their role as governor and ate all the food, drank beer, and lived in the owner's house. However, to the farm animals, they considered these to be the 7 commandments:
This allegory mirrors the events of the Soviet Union, as well as the Russian Revolution. When Squealer is ordered by Napoleon to change the seven commandments, it represents how the Soviet Government changed their communist theory, and made it more of a reformation of capitalism rather than a replacement. I recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys history, Even if you aren't interested in history, this movie contains interesting aspects of life itself and demonstrates clearly, how domination can change a person completely, as it did with the animals of Animal Farm.