Once the pigs gain full power in Animal
Farm, propaganda is one of their most effective tools and is something used
quite a bit. This is no exception in chapter 8 of Orwell's work. One example would be
Squealer's reading off of the statistics that seem to indicate that food is plentiful
and bounties evident, but reality shows a much different story. The manner in which
Napoleon is elevated to an "emperor- like" status is another example of propaganda,
especially regarding in how the animals are taught to refer to him as
such:
“our
Leader, Comrade Napoleon,' 'Father of All Animals,' 'Terror of Mankind,' 'Protector of
the Sheep-fold,' and 'Ducklings’
Friend."
Minimus' poem in
"honor" of Napoleon is another example of propaganda, especially in the manner in which
it is prominently displayed next to the Animalism commandments. This is propaganda
because it seeks to link Napoleon's praise to a set of principles that sound good in
theory, but have been discarded in Napoleon's practice. The windmill being called
"Napoleon Mill" as well as the constant rumor mongering that implicates Snowball in
anything wrong are other examples of propaganda in the chapter.
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