The Battle Of Cowshed In George Orwell's Animal Farm

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Although the events in George Orwell’s novel, Animal Farm, differentiate Squealer rewrites the history of the Battle of Cowshed by greatly exaggerating Napoleon’s role, This is seen when Squealer was talking about how in actuality Jones’s agent and intended to destroy Animal Farm at the battle, Squealer stated, “I will even say comrades, he would have succeeded if it had not been for our heroic Leader, Comrade Napoleon”(81). This is the first of many lies from Squealer that tremendously magnify Napoleon’s acts in the battle. Moreover, when the other animals are trying to recall the Battle Of Cowshed, Squealer tries to instill the idea that it was Napoleon who reinvigorated them with fighting spirit, Squealer attested, “Do you not remember,

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