Examples Of Propaganda In Animal Farm By George Orwell

Animal Farm, the allegorical novel by George Orwell, has a severely important theme, propaganda, displayed representing the Russian Revolution. A massiveexample of propaganda is when the pigs inaugurate to twist the seven commandments. When the animals conceived the seven commandments, the sixth amendment stated, “No animal shall be killed by any other animal.” but when Napoleon assassinates other animals the amendment is slightly altered to “No animal shall be killed by any other animal without cause.” to persuade all the other animals that what Napoleon did was acceptable. “It ran: ‘No animal shall kill any other animal without cause.’ Somehow or other, the last two words had slipped out of the animals’ memory. But they saw now that the Commandment

had not been violated; for clearly there was good reason for killing the traitors who had leagued themselves with Snowball.” (Orwell 63) Another example of propaganda is the sheep. Albeit the sheep seem like they don’t make a big impact, they subtly spread propaganda around the farm almost without realizing. The sheep begin to spread the message “Four legs good, two legs bad.” and constantly repeat it to other animals. The last and most important use of propaganda is Squealer’s speech about Napoleon. Squealer acts as a spokesperson for Napoleon requiring him to make Napoleon seem like the hero, which he succeeds by using manipulative propaganda and changing the events of the Battle of the Cowshed. “‘And do you not remember, too, that it was just at that moment, when panic was spreading and all seemed lost, that Comrade Napoleon sprang forward with a cry of ‘Death to Humanity!’ and sank his teeth in Jone’s leg? Surely you remember that, comrades?’” (Orwell 56) Overall, there is a great amount of propaganda used by the animals that consequently leads to the downfall of the rebellion.