Perception In George Orwell's Animal Farm

Perception throughout Animalism

Would you say that you do what you do, is based off of your view of the world? Or at least how others shape it? Your actions are always based off of what you think is happening or going on. We use a process in our brains called reasoning, taking the information that we are told and using it to make decisions. Most issues that we have are based off of false information, usually told by someone to help improve their own standing point. In the book Animal Farm written by George Orwell, Napoleon, a power hungry pig was determined to take over the Manor Farm, The Animal Revolution. Following in Majors footsteps Napoleon took the idea of equality for all animals and altered it for his own benefit. In order to do this he had to convince all the other animals which he did by changing their perspective on what was really happening. Squealer was like an informative spreading information throughout the farm. All this information was controlled by Napoleon, allowing him to make the animals believe whatever he wanted them to believe. He was in control of everyone else's …show more content…
In the book we have a fake martyr. Napoleon gives his people the false sense that he is putting in the most work out of all the animals And squealer is helping convince them. He tells them that he is worried about the future of the animal farm and everything he does is for the farm. He pretends to be this selfless being. When in fact anything he does, he does for his personal benefits. He does this all without thinking. Now we read this and say in our heads “ this pig is a jerk” but in fact even today, through modern technology we are getting closer and close to not thinking for ourselves like how Napoleon gives all the other animal the information of how it will be and how it is not letting them think for themselves and basically brainwashing them to believe what benefits