Animal Farm
Animal Farm
Throughout the novel, the pigs manipulate their superiority towards other animals using trickery and education to justify their behavior and actions. Based on the rationale that the pigs were the self-proclaimed “brains of the farm”, they thought they had the right to reside inside the farmhouse. Despite the skepticism of the other animals, Squealer manages to persuade them that everything they were doing was within the constitution that they had set forth. The original constitution explicitly stated that “no animal shall sleep in a bed”, however the pigs unbenounced to the other animals changed the rule to “no animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets”. In addition to that, it was also stated that Napoleon, who was now known as the leader, deserved nothing less than the farmhouse as a residence. Some of the animals were totally convinced by Squealer's justification of their actions. Upon hearing what Squealer had to say, Boxer adopted the motto “Napoleon is always right” , showing his lack of understanding to what was going on. He is so caught up in following Napoleon and listening to what Squealer had to say that he can no longer understand that he is being manipulated and controlled by them. Boxer also doesn’t realize that what was going on was truly not better than prior to the revolution. His repetition of this phrase paired with his unparalleled work ethic show his misplaced loyalty towards Napoleon and his ways. Others however, were surprised to hear that Napoleon was using the farmhouse kitchen as a dining room and the drawing room as a recreation room. Animals such as Clover questioned what they were told. Her doubt was partially dissolved, however, when she learned that the constitution actually allowed for sleeping in a bed without sheets. This displays the trickery and misleading nature of the pigs by taking advantage of the illiteracy of the other animals. The animals had no way to remember exactly what the commandments on the wall said,
Throughout the novel, the pigs manipulate their superiority towards other animals using trickery and education to justify their behavior and actions. Based on the rationale that the pigs were the self-proclaimed “brains of the farm”, they thought they had the right to reside inside the farmhouse. Despite the skepticism of the other animals, Squealer manages to persuade them that everything they were doing was within the constitution that they had set forth. The original constitution explicitly stated that “no animal shall sleep in a bed”, however the pigs unbenounced to the other animals changed the rule to “no animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets”. In addition to that, it was also stated that Napoleon, who was now known as the leader, deserved nothing less than the farmhouse as a residence. Some of the animals were totally convinced by Squealer's justification of their actions. Upon hearing what Squealer had to say, Boxer adopted the motto “Napoleon is always right” , showing his lack of understanding to what was going on. He is so caught up in following Napoleon and listening to what Squealer had to say that he can no longer understand that he is being manipulated and controlled by them. Boxer also doesn’t realize that what was going on was truly not better than prior to the revolution. His repetition of this phrase paired with his unparalleled work ethic show his misplaced loyalty towards Napoleon and his ways. Others however, were surprised to hear that Napoleon was using the farmhouse kitchen as a dining room and the drawing room as a recreation room. Animals such as Clover questioned what they were told. Her doubt was partially dissolved, however, when she learned that the constitution actually allowed for sleeping in a bed without sheets. This displays the trickery and misleading nature of the pigs by taking advantage of the illiteracy of the other animals. The animals had no way to remember exactly what the commandments on the wall said,