We experience psychological manipulation on a weekly, maybe even daily basis. Often times it comes from the people that claim to have our well-being at heart and in mind. If you have ever been in this situation, you can understand how Napoleons’ tyrannical tactics and Squealers’ crafty verbiage take a toll on the animals’ emotions and minds.
The first sign of Napoleons’ deviousness is in the beginning of the book when the milk goes missing. Someone brings up the point that there is a lot of milk and what used to be done with the milk, but Napoleon brushes it off and diverts their attention back to Snowball’s idea of harvesting the crop. Another form of manipulation that I think goes with diversion is shaming, and the character that uses it …show more content…
One of the commandments states that no animal can sleep in a bed. However, now in chapter six that commandment has been modified to justify the pigs “need” to sleep in a bed. Clover seems to always notice when a commandment has been changed, yet she becomes guilt tripped because the pigs know that the other animals aren’t that intelligent and can therefore talk their way in and out of “trouble”.
Playing the servant role is a characteristic that Napoleon seems to be good at portraying throughout some of the book. He makes it seem like every decision he makes for Animal Farm is one that makes sure Animal Farm will be prosperous forever. For example, he takes the pups from their mothers and tells them that he will be responsible for their education, but when they finally see the pups for the first time since they’ve been taken, they’ve been turned in ferocious attack dogs.
In the examples I have provided, you see how much manipulation and invalidation goes in this book. You may also notice how it affects the animals as well. They go through so much and can’t do anything because they are not intelligent enough to do anything about it and they will most likely be killed as well. Psychological manipulation can really take a toll on one’s mind and invalidation can take a toll on one’s
The first sign of Napoleons’ deviousness is in the beginning of the book when the milk goes missing. Someone brings up the point that there is a lot of milk and what used to be done with the milk, but Napoleon brushes it off and diverts their attention back to Snowball’s idea of harvesting the crop. Another form of manipulation that I think goes with diversion is shaming, and the character that uses it …show more content…
One of the commandments states that no animal can sleep in a bed. However, now in chapter six that commandment has been modified to justify the pigs “need” to sleep in a bed. Clover seems to always notice when a commandment has been changed, yet she becomes guilt tripped because the pigs know that the other animals aren’t that intelligent and can therefore talk their way in and out of “trouble”.
Playing the servant role is a characteristic that Napoleon seems to be good at portraying throughout some of the book. He makes it seem like every decision he makes for Animal Farm is one that makes sure Animal Farm will be prosperous forever. For example, he takes the pups from their mothers and tells them that he will be responsible for their education, but when they finally see the pups for the first time since they’ve been taken, they’ve been turned in ferocious attack dogs.
In the examples I have provided, you see how much manipulation and invalidation goes in this book. You may also notice how it affects the animals as well. They go through so much and can’t do anything because they are not intelligent enough to do anything about it and they will most likely be killed as well. Psychological manipulation can really take a toll on one’s mind and invalidation can take a toll on one’s