How Does George Orwell Use Indirect Characterization Of Squealer In Animal Farm
Many people believe that a strictly controlled environment is the best type of environment; however, in Animal Farm that is proven incorrect when the animals start to speak their minds. All Napoleon wanted was power but he couldn’t have it, so he eliminated his other threat for command, Snowball, and as a result he got what he wanted: power. Power, a main theme in George Orwell’s Animal Farm, means independence for the animals; through George Orwell’s use of indirect characterization, Orwell indicates that Napoleon is a good liar which contributes to Napoleon’s power. Orwell also indicates through indirect characterization that Squealer is best described as a kiss up which contributes to Squealer’s power.
In Animal Farm, Orwell uses indirect
characterization to describe Napoleon: a good liar. In the text it states that Napoleon convinces the animals that “It had not been possible, he said, to bring back their lamented comrade’s remains for interment on the farm, but he had ordered a large wreath to be made from the laurels in the farmhouse garden and sent down to be placed on Boxer’s grave.” This proves that Napoleon is a liar because in reality the remains of Boxer were traded with the grocer for the case of whiskey they got one night soon after his death. As time progressed they learned that Napoleon was full of lies, but never called him out on any of them anymore, “The talk of setting aside a corner of the pasture for superannuated animals had long since been dropped.” This shows that Napoleon is a liar because he never came true to his word about the elderly animals. That’s why I believe that Napoleon can best be described through Orwell’s indirect characterization as a liar. In Animal Farm Squealer can be best described using indirect characterization a by Orwell: a kiss up. In this example, Squealer lies about the death of Boxer for Napoleon, “I was at his bedside at the very last. And at the end, almost too weak to speak, he whispered in my ear that his sole sorrow was to have passed on before the windmill was finished. ‘Forward, comrades!’ he whispered. ‘Forward in the name of the Rebellion. Long live Animal Farm! Long live comrade Napoleon! Napoleon is always right.’ Those were his very last words, comrades.” Squealer is making Napoleon come off as a good guy, for in Squealer’s story Boxer ends his life speaking of good things about Napoleon; therefore Squealer’s objective with this was to make everyone not second guess Napoleon. This meaning that he is kissing up to Napoleon as leader to stay that way. A few nights after Squealer successfully pulled off the lie about the death of Boxer toward the other animals, they celebrated, “No one stirred in the farmhouse before noon on the following day, and the word went round from somewhere or other the pigs had acquired the money to buy themselves another case of whiskey.” From Squealer kissing up to Napoleon, not only does he acquire a sense of power, he also is allowed special privileges from Napoleon meaning that it’s working. This is why I believe that Orwell can best describe Squealer, using indirect characterization, as a kiss up.
In Animal Farm, Orwell uses indirect
characterization to describe Napoleon: a good liar. In the text it states that Napoleon convinces the animals that “It had not been possible, he said, to bring back their lamented comrade’s remains for interment on the farm, but he had ordered a large wreath to be made from the laurels in the farmhouse garden and sent down to be placed on Boxer’s grave.” This proves that Napoleon is a liar because in reality the remains of Boxer were traded with the grocer for the case of whiskey they got one night soon after his death. As time progressed they learned that Napoleon was full of lies, but never called him out on any of them anymore, “The talk of setting aside a corner of the pasture for superannuated animals had long since been dropped.” This shows that Napoleon is a liar because he never came true to his word about the elderly animals. That’s why I believe that Napoleon can best be described through Orwell’s indirect characterization as a liar. In Animal Farm Squealer can be best described using indirect characterization a by Orwell: a kiss up. In this example, Squealer lies about the death of Boxer for Napoleon, “I was at his bedside at the very last. And at the end, almost too weak to speak, he whispered in my ear that his sole sorrow was to have passed on before the windmill was finished. ‘Forward, comrades!’ he whispered. ‘Forward in the name of the Rebellion. Long live Animal Farm! Long live comrade Napoleon! Napoleon is always right.’ Those were his very last words, comrades.” Squealer is making Napoleon come off as a good guy, for in Squealer’s story Boxer ends his life speaking of good things about Napoleon; therefore Squealer’s objective with this was to make everyone not second guess Napoleon. This meaning that he is kissing up to Napoleon as leader to stay that way. A few nights after Squealer successfully pulled off the lie about the death of Boxer toward the other animals, they celebrated, “No one stirred in the farmhouse before noon on the following day, and the word went round from somewhere or other the pigs had acquired the money to buy themselves another case of whiskey.” From Squealer kissing up to Napoleon, not only does he acquire a sense of power, he also is allowed special privileges from Napoleon meaning that it’s working. This is why I believe that Orwell can best describe Squealer, using indirect characterization, as a kiss up.