In the novel Animal Farm, written by George Orwell, one of the most important characters is a pig named Squealer. Squealer is a negative manipulator, a coward, and a follower. In the novel, Squealer expresses his manipulative ways in the quotation “ I trust that every animal here appreciates the sacrifice that Comrade Napoleon has made in taking this extra labour upon himself . . . no one believes more firmly than Comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal . . . surely, comrades, you do not want Jones back?”( Orwell 41). Before Squealer gave this explanation to all of the animals, Napoleon had ordered the vicious dogs to attack Snowball. Napoleon wanted to get rid of Snowball because he and Snowball always argued about every little thing, and
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Napoleon did not omit Snowball because Snowball was a bad leader and he wanted a better chief for the farm. Napoleon excluded Snowball from the farm because he wanted to dominate everyone. Squealer is making it seem to all the animals that Napoleon is the commendable, meritable, and positive character with his manipulative diction and description of why Napoleon had done what he did. He is simply masking the truth with a manipulative lie. In the quotation, Squealer also mentions Mr. Jones. This automatically triggers everyone’s fear. Squealer knows that by mentioning Jones’s return, he can get everyone on board with what he is saying because he knows how the animals feel about Mr.Jones. No one wants Mr. Jones back, and according to Squealer, if they follow Napoleon’s orders, he will never come back. Now, this is not necessarily true, but Squealer knows that by mentioning this, everyone will agree to what he is saying because obviously no animal wants Mr. Jones back. Squealer is a brainwasher, and unfortunately, a brainwasher for the bad. Another trait that this pig reveals in the novel Animal Farm is his cowardness. This can clearly be seen in the passage “ That evening, Squealer explained privately to the other
Napoleon did not omit Snowball because Snowball was a bad leader and he wanted a better chief for the farm. Napoleon excluded Snowball from the farm because he wanted to dominate everyone. Squealer is making it seem to all the animals that Napoleon is the commendable, meritable, and positive character with his manipulative diction and description of why Napoleon had done what he did. He is simply masking the truth with a manipulative lie. In the quotation, Squealer also mentions Mr. Jones. This automatically triggers everyone’s fear. Squealer knows that by mentioning Jones’s return, he can get everyone on board with what he is saying because he knows how the animals feel about Mr.Jones. No one wants Mr. Jones back, and according to Squealer, if they follow Napoleon’s orders, he will never come back. Now, this is not necessarily true, but Squealer knows that by mentioning this, everyone will agree to what he is saying because obviously no animal wants Mr. Jones back. Squealer is a brainwasher, and unfortunately, a brainwasher for the bad. Another trait that this pig reveals in the novel Animal Farm is his cowardness. This can clearly be seen in the passage “ That evening, Squealer explained privately to the other