The Significance of Squealer The novel
Animal Farm, by George Orwell, is an allegory portraying
the dangers of a totalitarian government. It seeks to show
how a society where all live completely equal has not been,
and cannot be achieved. Orwell, through the use of the
character Squealer, shows how propaganda can affect
members of a communist society in a negative way. By
drawing parallels to events in communist Russia, Orwell's
Animal Farm illustrates how propaganda was used to
control the Soviet people by deceiving them, threatening
them and keeping them ignorant in an attempt to maintain
order. The story uses simple language to explain and expose
the corruption of communist Russia. Throughout the story,
Orwell uses Squealer to illustrate how propaganda
persuaded and victimized Russian citizens. Squealer is a sly,
crafty pig who is not only intelligent, but a manipulative
speaker as well. His cunning is key to the deception of the
other animals. In chapter three,......
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