Propaganda is used by people to falsify or distort the truth. In the book Animal Farm, many things happened to Napoleon and the other pigs because of using propaganda. First of all, Napoleon and the pigs used propaganda to tell lies the animals would believe. For example, when Boxer was taken away in the knacker truck, Squealer got all the animals to believe that the truck had been bought by the hospital, but they hadn’t taken the stickers on the side off yet (pg. 115). Also, on page 61, when Napoleon first drove out Snowball, Napoleon told the animals that the windmill was his idea and he just pretended not to like it to get rid of Snowball. The animals all believed him because they were ignorant. And finally, when the windmill was first destroyed, on page 72, Napoleon used propaganda to make all the animals believe that Snowball had destroyed the windmill himself and had been a traitor from the beginning. He even had them convinced that Snowball had actually tried to sabotage the Battle of Cowshed but failed (pg. 79). Secondly, all the people that were lying and using propaganda were gaining power. The pigs were given larger amounts of food, and even lived in better conditions than the other animals. They were able to do this because they told all the animals that, since they were the real brains behind Animal Farm’s accomplishments, they needed to rest better so they could be in good mental health. Squealer used propaganda more then any other animal on the farm, and he prospered from it. He became Napoleon’s second hand man by making everyone believe they remembered wrongly about the commandments (pg. 70), and made sure everyone always believed Napoleon was a good leader. The best example was Napoleon; he lied about the windmill (pg. 61), the Battle of Cowshed (pg. 79), and the changing of the commandments (pg. 69) to get away with many things and gain great power. He became their unchallenged leader and no one opposed him. And finally, because of using propaganda, the pigs gained the trust of the animals. First of all, every single commandment on the wall was changed, and every time the animals believed Squealer was telling the truth about them, even after they found him one night next to a tipped over ladder and paint, near the wall (pg. 102). All the lies Napoleon told the animals were believed, to illustrate, Napoleon convinced all the animals that
Comrade Napoleon, the pig on the farm was effectively the Joseph Stalin equivalent of the revolution. The dogs followed Napoleon around like the KGB or secret police to Stalin. The dogs were devoted to Stalin and hurt those who were opposed to them. “Immediately the dogs bounded forward, seized four of the pigs by the ear and dragged ...
He convinced the animals that Napoleon had their best interests at heart and that he would be like a father and make all the best decisions
Napoleon to the French Nation, 15 Dec 1799, Howard, John Letters and Documents of Napoleon (London, 1961) p.428.
...d have his rations reduced by half” (Page 40). Here, Napoleon’s forces the animals to work and controls them while hiding behind the façade of the fact that the work is voluntary. Thus, Napoleon does not set himself as a target for the animals and, hence the animals do not aim for him or try to revolt. Overall, Napoleon’s use of coercive power allows him to exercise control over the society of Animal Farm.
Propaganda is biased information used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view. Many people and advertisements use propaganda as a use of persuasion to influence the audience to take their side. There a few types of propaganda such as band wagon, fear, repetition, name-calling, glittering generalities, and plain folks. A few of these types of propaganda were used to influence audiences in Animal Farm, the Russian Revolution.
Kirchberger, Joe H. The French Revolution and Napoleon. New York: Facts on File inc, 1989.
From then on, Napoleon had complete control over the farm. Anyone who went against him would no doubt feel the wrath of his army of dogs. Eventually, Napoleon went so far as to change the ...
“ All animals are equal but some are more equal than others.” This quote from George Orwell's book, Animal Farm, is one of the mottos that the pigs from the story would use to convince the other farm animals to do what they say. This type of manipulation is known as a propaganda. A propaganda is information used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view. Although some believe that propagandas are ineffective, this commonly isn't the case because there are a variety of ways that propagandas have been shown to be potent in both history and current events.
3. Snowball was expelled from the farm because of his conflicted ideas with Napoleon. Napoleon himself saw that Snowball grew in power, so he called the dogs to chase Snowball out of the farm. He also marked Snowball as dangerous rival to the other animals afterward so he can gain
The animals have been so brainwashed by propaganda, they are incapable of distinguishing the truth from lies. Squealer and Napoleon have done an excellent job convincing them that Snowball is a terrible traitor, even though there is no evidence against Snowball. Not only do the animals absorb all of the propaganda they can, they do not even stop to question it when it proves to be false. If Napoleon’s “comrades” would take a moment to decide for themselves whether facts line up, would not be under Napoleon’s vicious reign of
Napoleon was a leader who led with an iron fist. A fist he used to secretly abuse his fellow animal. He began by raising several ferocious dogs to aid him in enforcing his rules, laws, and expectations. Using them, he abruptly ended Snowballs reign by using the dogs to exile him from the farm. Shortly after, he halted the construction of the windmill. More often than not he would cleverly work his way around the seven commandments by altering them to his pleasure. For example, 'Now animal shall drink alcohol to excess.'; Or 'No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets.'; Napoleon grounded the rations of each and every animal. The farm slowly fell into a dark abyss with every wretched move Napoleon made.
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
“Comrades!” he cried, “You do not imagine, I hope, that we pigs are doing this in a spirit of selfishness and privilege? Many of us dislike milk and apples. Our sole object in taking these things is to preserve our health.”(Napoleon 35). The reason that Napoleon could say this and get away with it is because he is their leader and the animals wouldn’t suspect that the leaders would be corrupt, and lie to them so that they could take the delicious food for themselves. Another example is when Napoleon said “Do you know who is responsible for this? Do you know the enemy who has come in the night and overthrown our windmill? SNOWBALL!”(70). Napoleon blamed this tragedy on Snowball because he couldn’t believe that his creation had flaws, so he found a scapegoat to blame it on, rather than take the blame himself. This act can cause corruption easily because he can blame problems on others and get away scot-free. Napoleon made it even more convincing that Snowball committed this crime by telling the animals that the first one that captures or kills Snowball gets half a bushel of
Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy – The pigs engage in business and trade with the humans. Napoleon socializes and plays cards with the humans.
Napoleon sold his friends or the animals for alcohol. he did that for his own good and didn’t think it