Animal Farm-Squealer's speech

Squealer is a clever and well-spoken pig who can influence the animals in any way with his mastery of language and persuasion. He serves Napoleon as his speaker and is the Minister for propaganda. Every time the animals question an act of Napoleon, no matter how selfish or severe it may seem¡ªSquealer is able to convince the animals to accept it. Squealer avoids the truth and speaks lies to support his leader. He can do this because he knows the animals need for reassurance and their natural need to believe the voice of authority.

When he gives speech to other animals, he uses propaganda techniques of selection, lying, repetition, rhetorical questions, pinpointing the enemy and assertion. We can discuss three short speeches of Squealer to show how he uses techniques and comment associated with propaganda.

The second speech is ¡®Changing of the Commandments and how he explains it.¡¯ ¡®You have heard, then, comrades,¡¯ he said, ¡®that we pigs now sleep in the beds of the farmhouse? And why not? You did not suppose, surely, that there was ever a ruling against beds? A bed merely means a place to sleep in. A pile of straw in a stall is a bed, properly regarded. The rule was against sheets. Which are a human invention. We have removed the sheets from farmhouse bed, and sleep between blankets. And very comfortable beds they are too!¡¯ In this speech, Squealer selects only those which are suitable for his purpose. He changes important point ¡®bed¡¯ to ¡®sheet¡¯ to captivate other animals. He also make bold statement to define this case. He said: ¡®The rule was against sheets.¡¯

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