How Does Stalin Use Propaganda In Animal Farm

First, he scared the animals into thinking if they agreed with Snowball, they would all die from starvation. He “argued that the great need of the moment was to increase food production, and that if they wasted time on the windmill they would all starve to death” (Orwell 50). Second, Napoleon trained the dogs to kill the animals who confessed to working against his rule and threatened the ones who didn’t come clean. Commanded by Napoleon, “When they had finished their confessions, the dogs promptly tore their throats out… the remaining animals, except for the pigs and dogs, crept away in a body. They were shaken and miserable” (Orwell 84). And third, he used the original enemy, Mr. Jones, as a motivation to keep the animals in line. Napoleon brought to attention, “One false step, and our enemies would be upon is. Surely, comrades, you do not want Jones back?” (Orwell 56). The animals wouldn’t get out of line if they were scared for their survival, safety, and freedom. Too scared to get out of line, the animals let Napoleon take complete control.

Snowball came up with the idea of the windmill before Napoleon "claimed" it as his own. "Within a few weeks, Snowball's plans for the windmill were fully worked out." (Orwell, pg.49) At the Battle of the Cowshed Snowball directed the animals where to go, and when to attack, while Napoleon was hiding in the farmhouse." Snowball now gave the signal for the charge."(Orwell 41) Snowball was an intelligent pig; he always had a strong voice during his speeches, which won debates against Napoleon, he also won the animals support. "At the Meetings Snowball often won over the majority by his brilliant speeches..."(Orwell, pg.47) Snowball always had the animals support for anything, Snowball was smart, he was able to come up with creative ideas for the future of Animal

Perhaps the most significant one of all was Napoleon throwing out the second most powerful animal on the farm, simply because he was a threat to his own reign. The animals were so engrossed by Napoleon that they fully supported the termination of Snowball, solely for the reasons given to them via Napoleon. “Napoleon produced his schemes of his own, but said quietly that snowball would come to nothing.” (54). At such an early point after the pigs power was established, Napoleon had already started to create a divide between Snowball and himself. When he told the other animals how horrible for the farm Snowball supposedly is, the farm would start to trust him more and therefore depend on his more.While gaining the animals trust more, he simultaneously gained more power for himself, for with Snowball gone all the power he had would now be his. “He had seemed to oppose the windmill, simply as a maneuver to get rid of Snowball…Now that Snowball was out of the way, the plan could go forward without his interference.”(58). Napoleon is willing to do anything to gain and maintain his own power, regardless of how it is done and who will be effected by it. As shown by this windmill incident, Napoleon will use any instance to further manipulate the other animals, just to gain even one more sliver of much desired

After the dirty deed of murder was done Napoleon accused Snowball of being a traitor working with Mr. Jones trying to have him Mr. Jones reacquire the farm. The great ideas of Snowball were taken by Napoleon and claimed to have made his own like the Snowballs design of the windmill. The work on the farm increased and since it is a democracy where everyone agrees to make decisions, Napoleon tells the people he will do what is best for them. It starts to create a divide among the working animals and the pigs who were the brains of the operation.

Squealer mentions that Napoleon declares an abolishment of debates and once again uses the excuse of Jones coming back otherwise. (Document C). The animals would do anything to prevent Jones from coming back so they give into that fact they cannot have debates that gave the animals a voice/ opinion, and without a say about the rules on the farm, the animals could be easily tricked into doing what Napoleon wants them to think. Also to maintain authority, Napoleon had to seem like a brave and courageous leader to his followers. Having Snowball, another powerful pig, as a threat to Napoleon's power, Squealer must tell the animals that Napoleon also fought bravely at the Battle of the Cowshed.

George Orwell uses Snowball, Mr. Jones, and Napoleon to demonstrate that absolute power corrupts absolutely. Snowball was one of the animals that was affected by power and corruption. Snowball was a young, brave, and intelligent pig, who tried to make life on animal farm good for the

There was a constant threat of traitors spying for snowball. “When the finished confessing the dogs tore out their he throats”(p.85) he wanted a traitor free farm. This frightened the animals also destroying any ideas of rebellion against napoleon. The dogs represent the KGB they were the secret police. “ These days napoleon rarely appeared in public, he spent most of his time in the farmhouse surrounded by fierce looking dogs”(p.75)

In Animal Farm we can look at examples of Napoleon blaming Snowball for all the misfortunes that happen to the farm. When

One of the most used propaganda technique in Animal Farm is scapegoating. Many of the unjust actions of Napoleon is blamed on Snowball, who in most instances, has nothing to do with the problem at all. “That was our mistake, comrade. For we know now-it is all written down in the secret documents that we have found-that in reality he was trying to lure us to our doom.” (80). Although this claim makes no sense whatsoever, Squealer carried out this message so that whatever was left of the animals’ loyalty to Snowball would be gotten rid of. The gullible farm animals follow the statement without protest, mostly because their flawed memories cannot recall Snowball’s actual character or his actions during the first

There came a night when the gate was so violent that the farm buildings locked on their foundations… Napoleon said “ Do you know who is responsible for this?”... “ Snowball! ” (69-70) And after that, continued to be lied upon: Napoleon was hesitating between the two… Whenever [an agreement was to be made] with Fedrick Snowball was declared to be [hiding at]

Throughout the novella, Napoleon a mature stud boar was constantly attacking Snowball, accusing him of being a traitor who was working for Mr. Jones. His acts of villainy include exercising absolute control over his fellow animals, killing his own "comrades" who were allegedly allied with

One night, a storm came with strong winds, and the wind knocked over the windmill. The animals then awoke from the windmill falling over and the thunder sounding like gunshots. When the animals went outside, the found a pile of rubble that used to be the windmill. For the destruction of the windmill, Squealer said, “Snowball has done this thing! In sheer malignity, thinking to set back our plans and avenge himself for his ignominious expulsion, this traitor has crept here under cover of night and destroyed our work of nearly a year,”(Orwell 17). Napoleon then came outside and sniffed the ground and found Snowball’s footprints. That led to the animals believing that Snowball snuck into Animal Farm and destroyed the windmill.

(120 Orwell). Yet, was secretly working for the former owner of Manor Farm, Mr. Jones. The impression that this thinker has made upon the other animals was he was a traitor due to betraying his ‘comrades’ The animals would be blind to the things that Snowball did base on how he was portrayed and show no interest working with the enemy. Snowball was one of the intelligent animals throughout the novel so had a better advantage then the others. Snowball was one of the pigs that helped create the rules within the seven commandments since he was

Leon Trotsky and Snowball share a constructive trait. In early October, Jones and his men were planning to take back Manor Farm. Expecting this, the Animal Farm was already prepared to take them on. Snowball "was in charge of the defensive operations" and launched the first attack that started "the Battle of the Cowshed". Due to Snowball's leadership and thought-out plans, the animals managed to drive the men away and won. Snowball was appointed to "Animal Hero, First Class" and got a brass medal. Trotsky, like Snowball, was in a battle in October that he led and won, and was also a Communist leader.

In the political satire novel, “Animal Farm,” by George Orwell, the characters are allegories for more than just Soviet Russians. Through the Character Napoleon, Orwell warns his readers of how absolute power can tend to corrupt people. Napoleon, a fierce looking boar, rises as the leader of Animal Farm after The Battle of the Cowshed. Based on Joseph Stalin, Napoleon utilizes military power (his nine fierce dogs) to scare the other animals and transform his power. In his supreme shrewdness, Napoleon proves to be more deceptive and traitorous than his adversary, Snowball.