Distortion Of Truth In George Orwell's Animal Farm

In “Animal Farm” by George Orwell, there are many ways that manipulation, power-hoarding, and ignorance relate to the corruption of Animal Farm. The pigs take complete control of the farm and spread corruption and disarray throughout the animals. The pigs have more intelligence than the rest of the animals, so they can take advantage of them, change commandments, and lie straight to their faces. The other animal's ignorance has the most significant impact on Animal Farm because of these reasons.

The novella demonstrates the allegory of the Russian Revolution, the use of propaganda, and discusses how the desire for power can lead to tragedies and hardship.

We often ask ourselves, why is it that dictatorships last so long, if the people around us are against the government? George Orwell explains in Animal Farm how this becomes possible. Starting a corrupt government isn’t easy. Orwell allows us to understand, that in order to start a corrupt government, you always have to be one step ahead. To be like this, the leader has to create a massive movement that supports him, usually through lies and manipulation.

Squealer used logos to convince the animals that Napoleon is a hero and Snowball is the enemy. As the animals were gathered together listening to Squealer, Squealer said “It has all been proved by documents which he left behind him and which we have just discovered” (56). These documents are presented as proof of Snowball’s working with Farmer Jones to undermine Animal Farm. The animals believe Squealer because most of them are unable to read and since the pigs can read, the animals believe the pigs must be correct in saying that Snowball is working with Jones. Squealer used the rhetorical strategy of rewriting history to convince the animals that Napoleon is a hero

Orwell references propaganda and symbolizes it through Squealer’s actions. Given the naive animals also lack any formal education, when this is paired with Squealer’s schemes, it gives many more opportunities for Napoleon’s tyranny. Correspondingly in Chapter 7, the animals were informed that Snowball had never received the order of “Animal Hero, First Class” and it had been spread as a legend the whole time. When aware of this, “some of the animals heard this with a certain bewilderment, but Squealer was soon able to convince them that their memories had been at fault,” (Orwell 103). Though it was true that Snowball had been awarded that title, Squealer exploited the animals’ obliviousness and

Manipulation is the most deceitful way for us to achieve the things we desire the most. Throughout George Orwell’s novel, Animal Farm, language and the use of persuasive language lead to the accumulation of power. Language and the disappearance of Mr.Jones is where Napoleon dictatorship is made possible. The powerful rhetorical and their smart manipulations skills of language for any situation was what controlled the farm of its entirety. Pigs manipulated the Seven Commandments,Napoleon dictating, and the deceitful lies told by the Pigs were all methods for them to gain more power.

Stalin’s use of propaganda unjustly changed the view of his people and kept him in power, much like the tyrannical pig Napoleon. In chapter three of George Orwell’s famous allegory of the Russian Revolution, Animal Farm, the animals object to the pigs getting extra milk and apples put into their mash. Luckily, Orwell’s character Squealer steps in to convince the animals that the pigs need said milk and apples in order to successfully complete their jobs on the farm. Squealer, who represents the propaganda used in the Russian Revolution, uses the rhetoric devices pathos, logos, and diction to untruthfully change the opinions of the other animals on the farm.

How Hypocrisy and Lies Play a Major Role in the Leadership of the Pigs Lies and hypocrisy can play a major role in a person or group’s leadership. In the book Animal Farm by George Orwell, animals on a farm are unhappy with their life, so they rebel and take over their farm for themselves.. In the beginning of the book the white boar on the farm which everyone calls Old Major has had a dream where man has gone from the Earth and all is peaceful. He also sings a song called Beast of England. It talks of a time when man will be overthrown from the Earth and animals will rein the Earth and there will be no more hunger and no more cruel punishment for any animals.

Back in history, many leaders are overthrown and killed because corruption of power. Due to the fact, power was not distributed properly to the people they often feel uncomfortable and leads to rebellion. Yet, power corruptions are common these days, it is proven that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely by history and in modern days. In George Orwell’s Animal Farm, Lord Acton’s statement, “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” applies to much of the rulers in Animal Farm that show dictatorship and violence.

There was this fox eatin some farmers chickens and so the farmer put up a reward poster for him. A person named Alex lived in the city went hunting once and awhile but he was going out to the country to meet up with some friends and he ran out of gas and had to stop at this farm. And so he went up and knocked on the door and the farmer came out and asked what he was doing here. Alex said his car had broke down so the farmer said you need some help then? “Only reason i woulda stopped and knocked on your door” Alex thought “yes” Alex said.

The Use of Propaganda in Animal Farm by George Orwell Propaganda is defined as misleading or biased information spread for the advancement of a cause. In the historical fiction novel Animal Farm written by George Orwell farm animals overpower their human leader and attempt to construct a movement in which all animals are equal. Propaganda is evident throughout the story. Not far in it becomes apparent that the pigs are the most intelligent. Squealer, the propaganda agent uses propaganda in the story as a way to manipulate the animals who are not pigs.

Napoleon represents Joseph Stalin, Snowball represents Leon Trotsky, and Squealer represents the propaganda department Stalin had to support his image. Napoleon is able to keep his power by using scare tactics, manipulating the seven commandments, and by lying to the animals.

Rationale Animal Farm is a political allegory that represents the Russian Revolution but instead of people the author, George Orwell, decided to use animals. Also the book emphasizes the communist system at that time but in the story the animals called Animalism. In this written assignment I will create a new character called Tornado who tries to save Boxer after Napoleon lied to the animals and called the Horse Slaughterer to kill Boxer instead of the hospital because he was sick, but Tornado can’t save him so he started to feel bad about what happened. This character will represents bravery, friendship, solidarity and other qualities that the other animals don’t have, especially Napoleon, because he only thinks in himself but in the other

The book Animal Farm takes place on a farmstead called the Manor Farm in England. The owner of the farm Mr. Jones, is often drunk and is known as a cruel owner. Mr. Jones has plenty of food to eat while the animals on the farm often have a lack of food. Unhappy with the way Mr. Jones and his men treat the farm animals an old prize winning boar named Old Major shares his plan for rebellion to the rest of the animals. Old Major talks about how the humans use the animals as slaves, taking their milk, eggs, babies and once they were no longer useful they are slaughtered.

George Orwell’s novel, Animal Farm, was a great example of political satire and allegory. One of the main ideas in this novel was how each event paralleled events from the Russian Revolution. The novel was written to criticize tyrannical rule and particularly Joseph Stalin's corrupt rule in Russia. The characters, settings, and plot described the social disturbance during this period and proved how the good nature of communism could be turned into something atrocious from an idea as simple as greed.