Animal Farm Propaganda
In the novel “Animal Farm”, by George Orwell, the farm has dissolved into a state of maltreatment. The initial concept of Animal farm has been destroyed, the reality of it is the animals are overworked and underfeed more then Mr. Jones ever had. Both Squealer and the animals are at fault for the tragic state of the farm. Squealer’s constant propaganda created the belief that the animals were happy when things were the worse they had ever been. Squealer often created fake facts to achieve this manipulation as he “Would read them out lists of figures proving the production of every class of foodstuff has increased by 200 percent” (Orwell 61). The animals believed Squealer’s propaganda dispute food becoming more and more scarce. Squealer lied
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Their unquestioning nature lead to the down fall of the farm. Throughout the entire novel the animals never question authority, they would rather be told what to think. Even when Snowball was chased off the farm and painted as the enemy the animals made not vocal objections but “ Several of [the animals] would have protested if they found the right arguments ” (Orwell 36). The animals only thought of protesting but no one made such an attempt. They accepted the lies they had been feed even though they knew something was wrong. Their lack of questioning is what let Napoleon into total control. The farm suffered because no one bothered to question authority. Moreover, the animals notice the commandments changing but do not object or retaliate. Although the animals could not read very well the noticed the change “Muriel read the commandments for her. It read ‘No animal shall kill another without cause’”(Orwell 61). The animals are aware of this change but make no attempt to question the pigs. The lack of questioning the change is what let the pigs get away with execution of innocent animals in the first place. The pigs repeatedly changed the commandments to suit their own needs and the animals sat by idly as they watched the rebellion they worked so hard for die. The animals put their lives in someone else’s hands and never for a moment believed it could end badly. Their lack of questioning can be
Their unquestioning nature lead to the down fall of the farm. Throughout the entire novel the animals never question authority, they would rather be told what to think. Even when Snowball was chased off the farm and painted as the enemy the animals made not vocal objections but “ Several of [the animals] would have protested if they found the right arguments ” (Orwell 36). The animals only thought of protesting but no one made such an attempt. They accepted the lies they had been feed even though they knew something was wrong. Their lack of questioning is what let Napoleon into total control. The farm suffered because no one bothered to question authority. Moreover, the animals notice the commandments changing but do not object or retaliate. Although the animals could not read very well the noticed the change “Muriel read the commandments for her. It read ‘No animal shall kill another without cause’”(Orwell 61). The animals are aware of this change but make no attempt to question the pigs. The lack of questioning the change is what let the pigs get away with execution of innocent animals in the first place. The pigs repeatedly changed the commandments to suit their own needs and the animals sat by idly as they watched the rebellion they worked so hard for die. The animals put their lives in someone else’s hands and never for a moment believed it could end badly. Their lack of questioning can be