Examples Of Manipulation In Animal Farm

When squealers were talking about how “plentiful” the food was on the farm to the humans, if the animals were smarter than they could have easily told that wasn't the case for the farm. After squealer speaks of a lie the narrator states that , “Squealer was soon able to convince them their memories had been their fault.” p.98 Squealer easily lied to the animals because of their failure of intellect. Squealer and the pigs will continue this lying facade to all the animals and they will never

This is a fundamental step in securing power. In his speech, Squealer uses the animals' fear of Jones to convince them into following Napoleon's commands. Squealer claims that Jones will return to the farm if the animals do not obey Napoleon. While the claim may be ridiculous, with no evidence, the animals are obliged to believe Squealer out of fear. “One false step, and our enemies would be upon us.

Whenever an animal raises concerns or doubts about the pigs' actions, Squealer quickly intervenes to quell any opposition and maintain the status quo. He uses intimidation, fear tactics, and manipulation to silence dissenting voices. One example is, "Squealer spoke so persuasively, and the three dogs who happened to be with him growled so threateningly, that they accepted his explanation without further questions." (Orwell 62) This example exhibits how Squealer uses persuasion and fear to convince the other animals to believe him.

Squealer is the main disseminator of Napoleon’s opinion, who becomes more and more isolated as the story progresses. Squealer tends to use logos in his speeches made throughout the book, but sometimes changes parts of his strategies. Earlier on, he uses vocabulary and concepts beyond most animals to bewilder them; however, later he starts to deploy tactics of carefully choosing words and rhetorical questions that the animals can understand; they then can construe what Squealer is trying to convey in his convincing talks. In Animal Farm, by George Orwell, as time goes on, Squealer develops new tactics to convince the animals the justification of the natural leadership of the pigs, and that all animals remain equal through logos.

Squealer's tone and attitude frightened the other animals, scaring them into obeying his or Napoleon's orders. He says, “But sometimes you might make the wrong decisions, comrades.” (P. 55) By warning the animals of the unknown, he forces them into slowly conforming due to fear. He also states, “Surely none of you wishes to see Jones back?”

(Orwell 94). This quote demonstrates how the pigs manipulate the animals’ fear of their former human oppressors to justify their betrayal, further solidifying their power. Another example of the pigs’ manipulating the other animals for themselves is, “Napoleon announced that he had decided upon a new policy. From now onwards Animal Farm would engage in trade with the neighboring farms: not, of course, for any commercial purpose, but simply in order to obtain certain materials which were urgently necessary” (Orwell 62-63).

Edmund Burke once said, “The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse”. George Orwell’s Animal Farm is about the animal's rebellion against their owner. The pigs are the only ones that can read and write. They abuse their abilities to gain power over the animals. Animal Farm shows that there are many ways power will corrupt good intentions, such as Ignorance, Manipulation, and Power Hoarding Behavior.

He uses fear to persuade the animals to do what he wants. “Surely comrades, there is no one among you who wants to see Jones comeback?” (Orwell 36). Although Squealer says this, Napoleon is the one behind the words. Squealer used Jones as a way to scare.

Squealer is trying to convince the other animals that the pigs need better food to live and since the pigs are leaders and are the only ones that understand English well, they must have decent food. Another reason the animals listened and believed Squealer is because, “He was a brilliant talker,” Meaning people listened to what he said. And the most recognized thing he did to convince them was “he had a way of skipping from side to side and whisking his tail which was somehow very persuasive” (16) Squealer was the only reason that people listened to Napoleon and followed him. One of the biggest lies spread in Animal Farm was the only thing left on the commandment board at the end of the book. They had changed the commandment board so many times in the book to benefit the pigs and this one was the biggest.

Squealer's speech on pg(80) talking about how the pigs get to sleep on beds because Napoleon is doing so much more work for the farm than any other animal. Squealer gets all the same benefits as Napoleon while not having all the animals hate him and put a target on his back. This would cause him to not want to step up, along with this the idea that being able to be on both sides of the farm could be very beneficial. If the animals had chosen to revolt against Napoleon, Squealer could have easily banned together with the animals to overthrow their “ruler”. He only is the messenger for Neaolplition therefore the animals have no reason to hate the messenger but more so the

Luxury, power, and control are the fruits of one’s labor, but corruption terminates our efforts and hard work. These examples are shown in “Animal Farm” a novel written by George Orwell. The novel is about an animal farm that has rebelled against its farmer Mr. Jones, the farm earns its freedom but is lacking leadership. Two pigs Napoleon and Snowball arise who use their wits to gain support from the animals. Napoleon’s cleverness grants him the leadership status of Animal Farm, ultimately leading to a state of tyranny where Napoleon rules over the animals of Animal Farm with the help of Squealer as his spokesman.

In multiple situations, the pigs use their overruling status to manipulate the other animals and get what they desire. Orwell implements

Using Squealer as propaganda is what causes the other animals to believe that none of them are fit to lead, with the exception being Napoleon. A lack of education amongst the animals played a major role in their persuasion, as lack of education is what makes the animals agree with Squealer and Napoleon in the first place. However, lack of education was also the only reason why no animal noticed that the propaganda was clearly deceitful. Later, Napoleon finds another way to take advantage of the uneducated by convincing the other animals to listen to an animal that has died. After Boxer’s death, Napoleon speaks about Boxer’s beliefs: “‘I will work harder’ and ‘Comrade Napoleon is always right’-maxims, he said, which every animal would do well to adopt as his own” (Orwell 63).

Squealer was a very intelligent and well-spoken leader on the farm. He exploits fear to maintain power and control. When Squealer says “Do you know what happens if we pigs failed in our duty? Jones would come back!” this is evidence that Squealer is using fear to persuade the animals.

Manipulation is a powerful tool that can be easily abused to benefit the person or animal who employs it while harming those who are subjected to it. The novel Animal Farm is a satire written by Téa Obreht. The theme of Animal Farm is to never let the people in control have complete control of you, because they could come back and hurt you. Manipulation has a significant impact on the events in the novel Animal Farm. This is so because the pigs used the ideas of fear, altering thoughts, and false truths to manipulate the other animals.