How Does Squealer Use Propaganda In Animal Farm

in the novel ‘Animal Farm’ by George Orwell, Napoleon represents the leader Joseph Stalin from the Russian Revolution, where both characters engage upon brutality and ruthlessness to rise to the power of leadership. Napoleon demonstrates a cruel individual whom greeds for authority to corrupt the animals, in order to follow his agenda. Napoleon gains power to threaten the other animal, due to the fact that he does not want them to oppose him. He controls and uses his nine dogs as his body guards, to protect him and become unstoppable. Hence, napoleon uses Squealer to create propaganda, in order to manipulate and persuade the farm animals that Napoleon is creating and establishing rules for their benefits. Therefore, through his actions, the audiences are able to see how cruel and ruthless he is, due to his use of propaganda, threats against the animals whom tries to oppose against him.

From Napoleon’s actions, we view him as an individual whom is exploitative. The decapitation of

The farm animals viewed Snowball to be a brave individual whom led them to victory in ‘The Battle of the Cowshed’. But Squealer tries to convince the animals that ‘Snowball is a dangerous character and bad influence’. Squealer explained that ‘Bravery is not enough, but loyalty and obedience’ which made the animals rethink their perceptions upon Snowball. Squealer also explained that due to Napoleon opposing the windmill, was the reason of to eliminate Snowball. Squealer then clarifies that ‘the windmill was, in fact, Napoleon’s own creation’, as it demonstrates that Squealer convinces the farm animals that Napoleon was the one who was making decisions for the farm animal’s benefits, not Snowball. Furthermore, Squealer clarifies that Snowball is a betrayer and that Napoleon decisions are beneficially helpful for the