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- Napoleon deceived all the animals by turning
against old Major's dream as well as the 7 commandments which him and Squealer had changed completely
- He traded with the neighbours, drank alcohol, wore clothes, slept on beds and smoked pipe
- In the building of the windmill, he overworked the animals especially Boxer the horse which eventually lead to Boxer's death. After his death, Napoleon sold him to a gluemaker and used the money to buy whisky
- He wanted to name the windmill after him. The windmill was named the Napoleon Mill
- After kicking snowball out of the farm, he announced that there will be no more Meetings on Sundays and said that the pigs will make all the decisions for the farm
What did he do?
- Represents Joseph Stalin during the Russian Revolution
- Similar to Stalin, Napoleon uses military force (his nine loyal attack dogs) to intimidate the other animals and consolidate his power. They both used lying and bullying tactics to intimidate the other animals and succeed in his Totalitanarian government; a government in which only ONE dictator is in power
- From the start of the novel, Napoleon put fear in the other animal’s eyes by condemning snowball and killing the hens and the rats.
- He never shows interest in strength of Animal Farm itself, he shows only interest of his power over it
While the pigs are able to convince some of the animals of their lies, their attempt to deceive ultimately fails with most of the animals on the farm. Deception wasn't the MAIN TOOL of power for the pigs.
- If deception wasnt the maintool the pigs used, what else did they use to make them triumphant? What else did the pigs do to gain such power?
- They both used their strengths and tools to gain power effectively
- They were intelligent enough to know that the animals would not call them out on Squealer's false statistics and lies about Boxer
- The animals were intimidated and too afraid to speak up against Napoleon and Squealer thus not being able to express their own opinions and let things the way they are in the farm, even though they did not completely agree with it
- The animals failed to see that the 7 commandments changed; therefore they did not call Napoleon and Squealer out on it.
- The pigs learned how to read and write therefore allowing them to look more intelligent and more knowing than the other animals
- While pigs like Napoleon and Snowball are allegorically Stalin and Trotsky, respectively, Squealer has a less definitive role. Being the chief minister of propaganda, Squealer probably represents Stalin's close associate and protégé
- Acts as the propaganda machine for Napoleon, justifying his actions and policies. (He succeeds at this because the animals fail to notice how he slowly twists the truth)
- It was his main job to make sure that the pigs stayed innocent but yet victorious over the other animals
- Squealer’s name also fits him well: squealing; to squeal also means to betray, evoking Squealer’s behaviour with his fellow animals.
- Napoleon and Squealer do not necessarily lie to the other animals; instead, they use simple language (sheeps) or confusing language (uneducated) to intimidate or make the other animals believe what they are saying is true
- A rhetorical question is a question that does not require an answer but is used to try and emphasise a particular point.
- Napoleon and Squealer often used threats to scare the animals (See Quote#2)
Quote #2:
"Squealer almost pleadingly, skipping from side to side and whisking his tail, "surely there is no one among you who wants to see Jones come back?" .. Now if there was one thing that the animals were completely certain of, it
was that they did not want Jones back."
Trying to identify an enemy, in this case trying to make the animals believe that Snowball is the enemy so that they can turn to Napoleon and consider him the most suitable for the role of a leader like old Major. (See Quote #3)
Quote #3
"Comrades," he said quietly, "do you know who is responsible for this? Do
you know the enemy who has come in the night and overthrown our windmill?
SNOWBALL!" he suddenly roared in a voice of thunder.
- Squealer lied to the animals about Boxer's
death; he assured the animals that he died
a peaceful death at the hosptial when
Napoleon actually sold him to a gluemaker
in order to make profit for whisky for the pigs
(See Quote #4)
- Even when faced with suspicions from the animals, Squealer uses deception to talk his way out of contradictions.
Quote #4
"And when Squealer went
on to give further graphic details of
Boxer's death-bed, the admirable
care he had received, and the
expensive medicines for which Napoleon had
paid without a thought as to the cost,
their last doubts disappeared and
the sorrow that they felt for their comrade's
death was tempered by the
thought that at least he had died happy."
- The animals are so entrenched in Squealer’s lies
that they accept the weakest of excuses for the most despicable act the pigs perform. This is why they
always got away with what they wanted therefore making them triumphant
1.) Four legs good, two legs bad -> Four legs good, two legs BETTER
2.) No animal shall sleep in bed -> No animal shall sleep in bed WITH SHEETS
- Squealer uses deception to convince the other animals that the
pigs require special privileges. The theft of the milk dates from the very first moments after the Rebellion, and therefore shows how early the pigs’ bad intentions manifest themselves.
- The theft of the milk dates from the very first moments after the Rebellion and shows how early the pigs’ bad intentions manifest themselves.
- Unlike Snowball, Napoleon and Squealer used this to their advantage in order to gain power over all of the other animals. Napoleon seems most concerned about the power the pigs have already gained
Quote #5
"We pigs are brainworkers. The whole management and organization of this farm depend on us. Day and night we are watching over your welfare. It is for YOUR sake that we drink that milk and eat those apples."
- By starving the animals, Napoleon and Squealer gave them no choice but to work for them and sacrifice what they had (e.g, the hens and their eggs)
-Watching them 24/7 with the guard dogs also led to permanent fear
3.) No animal shall drink alcohol > No animal shall drink alcohol TO EXCESS
4.) All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others
5.) No animal shall kill another animal WITHOUT CAUSE