Squealer in Animal Farm

What makes bum such a significant character in Animal Farm? Throughout the novella, Orwell uses the character Squealer, a silver tongued pig, to elude language to convince other animals on the farm. Orwell uses Squealerto mainly show how some governments and politiciansuse propaganda to brainwash the minds of their fellow people. Squealer is very much naps propaganda machine. His manipulation of language is key to grasping the trust of animals under their leader Napoleons reign.Squealer is a very convincing actor to the animals and his thought used to justify Napoleons actions overcomes their doubts, he could turn black into white. He makes the animals turn against their trusted Snowball when Squealer deceitfully tells them Squealer was in a league with Snowball. Squealer himself does not voice much of his own opinion, he merely regurgitates orders from Napoleon as he knows hes arguing from a certain position of knowledge that he thinks can be trusted.He manipulates the animals fea r of Jones in order to increase Napoleons power. He gives the animals meaningless and often false statistics to convince them that life is better than it used to be, for example when he proved to the animals in particular that they had more food not than before the Rebellion. In specific language terms, Squealer uses a lot of rhetorical questions limiting the animals from thinking for themselves and so forcing them to express to his authority, Surely Comrades you dont want Jones back? .Squealer cleverly complicates the language he uses and practises jargon that the animals do not know the meaning of so that they go forth think he must be an intelligent individual and they must follow his orders. By complicating language, A birds wing is an organ of actuation and not of manipulation, he confuses the other animals. He also causes them to have a sense of hopelessness the other animals feel they can never recognize the truth without the pigs intervention and guidance. Combining the animals ignorance of the changing of history to suit the pigs needs, Squealer changes the commandments to make the pigs more equal. Furthermore, by radically simplifying language instead, interchangeable when he teaches the sheep to bleat Four legs good, two legs better he limits the terms of debate. Additionally, Squealers name fits him well squealing, of course, refers to a pigs typical form of vocalization, and Squealers speech defines him. At the like time, to squeal also means to betray and so this fittingly evokes Squealers behaviour to the other animals. Overall, Squealer is remarkably good at playing on the animals ignorance and gullibility. He redefines his words to prevent the animals from having a mind of their own.