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The Significance of Squealer The novel

Animal Farm, by George Orwell, is an allegory portraying

the dangers of a totalitarian government. It seeks to show

how a society where all live completely equal has not been,

and cannot be achieved. Orwell, through the use of the

character Squealer, shows how propaganda can affect

members of a communist society in a negative way. By

drawing parallels to events in communist Russia, Orwell's

Animal Farm illustrates how propaganda was used to

control the Soviet people by deceiving them, threatening

them and keeping them ignorant in an attempt to maintain

order. The story uses simple language to explain and expose

the corruption of communist Russia. Throughout the story,

Orwell uses Squealer to illustrate how propaganda

persuaded and victimized Russian citizens. Squealer is a sly,

crafty pig who is not only intelligent, but a manipulative

speaker as well. His cunning is key to the deception of the

other animals. In chapter three,......

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