Animal Farm Literary Analysis
George Orwell professes the animal’s faith and belief through having us as the reader believe that the animals are not smart enough to realize that the pigs drank the milk. Orwell is stereotyping the working class by saying that they are too dumb to know what is really going on. They just believe that the person in charge is doing the best for everyone and not just themselves. In Animal Farm, all of the animals trust Napoleon with the milk because they have been told to trust him so therefore they trust him. He shows the readers this because we as readers know where the animals are at all times as well as knowing where Napoleon is at all times. Where as the animals do not know where Napoleon is, but he knows where they are. This leads the reader to infer that Napoleon and the other pigs have taken the milk, but told the other animals that it was stolen.
During Squealer’s speech, he tries to hide the fact that they took the milk and apples for themselves and their own benefits, but not just for their self-centered behaviors. Through this speech, Orwell is using the most obvious tactic of Rhetorical Questions. In this case the rhetorical question is, “… Surely there is no one among you who wants to see Jones come back?” This question is brought up many times in the book because it is his way of saying that he is better than Jones and it shows his power of knowing that no animal will speak out and say that they want Jones back because they have been told that they should not want Jones back. They are told how to think; therefore, they do not realize that it is the same under both dictators. Another “trick” that is used to persuade the animals is the Appeal to Authority. This is shown when Squealer uses the rhetorical question to state that he has more power and has made the farm better than Jones ever did. Squealer states that was “proven by science” to make it look as if there is logic to the process and having him as leader. This is used as kind of a hint that
During Squealer’s speech, he tries to hide the fact that they took the milk and apples for themselves and their own benefits, but not just for their self-centered behaviors. Through this speech, Orwell is using the most obvious tactic of Rhetorical Questions. In this case the rhetorical question is, “… Surely there is no one among you who wants to see Jones come back?” This question is brought up many times in the book because it is his way of saying that he is better than Jones and it shows his power of knowing that no animal will speak out and say that they want Jones back because they have been told that they should not want Jones back. They are told how to think; therefore, they do not realize that it is the same under both dictators. Another “trick” that is used to persuade the animals is the Appeal to Authority. This is shown when Squealer uses the rhetorical question to state that he has more power and has made the farm better than Jones ever did. Squealer states that was “proven by science” to make it look as if there is logic to the process and having him as leader. This is used as kind of a hint that