In George Orwell’s political satire, Animal Farm, multiple situations demonstrate corrupted leaders inflicting their autocratic regulations on their naïve followers. The novella begins with a farm owner, Mr. Jones, represented as Czar Nicolas II, treating his animals in a tyrannical manner. Infuriated with the years of his malevolent actions towards them, the animals no longer desired his management of the farm. Influenced by Old Major, Mr. Jones’ old and wise prize boar, the animals felt the obligation to rebel against Mr. Jones. The song of the rebellion, Beasts of England, sung and taught by Old Major, did a tremendous amount of persuasion to the animals’ want to overthrow Mr. Jones’ rule of the farm. The night that Mr. Jones forgot
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With his propagandist ideas, Squealer represents the Russian newspaper, Pravda, from the 1930’s. He presents Napoleon’s (Stalin) pig-oriented ideas by making it seem as though that law/idea is beneficial to all of the animals on Animal Farm. For example, after Jones’s extortion, the pigs were the only animals allowed to eat milk and apples. However, Squealer convinces the rest of the animals that it was for brain development, and using a reoccurring threat that Jones would come back. Throughout the novel, Squealer uses his intelligence to his advantage by cementing select motifs to more simple-minded animals such as the sheep, to restrict as much disputation as possible among all of the animals. Unaware of the terminology that Squealer uses, the animals and Boxer do not question his orders and cease to argue against the dictatorial laws placed upon them. For example, Squealer persuades the animals into thinking that Napoleon was never opposed to the concept of the windmill, and that it was actually Napoleon’s idea essentially. Especially affected by Squealers reign is Boxer, who loyally follows both Squealer and Napoleon, which ultimately leads to his
With his propagandist ideas, Squealer represents the Russian newspaper, Pravda, from the 1930’s. He presents Napoleon’s (Stalin) pig-oriented ideas by making it seem as though that law/idea is beneficial to all of the animals on Animal Farm. For example, after Jones’s extortion, the pigs were the only animals allowed to eat milk and apples. However, Squealer convinces the rest of the animals that it was for brain development, and using a reoccurring threat that Jones would come back. Throughout the novel, Squealer uses his intelligence to his advantage by cementing select motifs to more simple-minded animals such as the sheep, to restrict as much disputation as possible among all of the animals. Unaware of the terminology that Squealer uses, the animals and Boxer do not question his orders and cease to argue against the dictatorial laws placed upon them. For example, Squealer persuades the animals into thinking that Napoleon was never opposed to the concept of the windmill, and that it was actually Napoleon’s idea essentially. Especially affected by Squealers reign is Boxer, who loyally follows both Squealer and Napoleon, which ultimately leads to his