s to take the rebelling out of there minds. In this particular example one of the animals says in Snowballs defense that he fought with courage in the battle of the Cowshed, and that everyone saw him with blood seeping out of him. Squealer replies to the animals by saying, That was part of the arrangement! Jones shot only grazed him. I could show you this in his own writing, if you were able to read it. The plot was for Snowball, at the critical moment, to give the signal for flight and leave the field for the enemy. And he very nearly succeeded-if it had not been for out heroic leader comrade Napoleon (Orwell 80). Squealer recalls the battle of the Cowshed the way the pigs wanted it to be remembered, with as much detail of Napoleon saving the farm as possible. Although the animals dont actually recall it that way they believed it because Squealer has remembered it in much more detail than the animals did. This is also an excellent example of Squealer manipulating the other animals on the farm. He also takes the animals lack of intelligence to his advantage whenever he can. When Snowball was in change Squealer was living in his shadow. But when Napoleon came to power Squealer also shared the spotlight. Squealer wasnt being used to his full potential under Snowball, but when Snowball had gone, Napoleon took advantage of all his talents good and bad, especially his persuasive speaking ability. This is a good example of him always being a follower and never a leader. Although Squealer is a good persuasive speaker, hes also a back stabbing liar. When explaining the death of Boxer to the other animals Squealer combines his persuasive speaking talent, his acting ability, and also his cunning all together to work as one great force. He tells the animals that Boxer died in a veterinary hospital. Every animal on the farm knew that Squealer was lying and Boxer was really taken to the slaughterhouse. Squealer tells the animals t...
