This large excerpt of the novel is full of dishonesty and persuasiveness, since Orwell creates Squealer as a very persuasive, aware character, as he knows exactly what he is doing, and what will be the outcome from his actions. Squealer states that the pigs are not indulging out of selfishness and privilege (which they are), he himself dislikes milk and apples, and gives examples that are supposedly backed up by scientific evidence regarding why the pigs need the nutrition supplied by milk and apples. By doing so, Squealer is providing falsehoods for persuasion out of the pigs’ selfishness to convince the animals that by giving up what is rightfully theirs, they are doing the right thing for the development of the farm. To conclude his statement,
