Squealer Flashcards
(5 cards)
Quote: ‘He could turn black into white.’
Analysis: This highlights Squealer’s persuasive power and his role as the regime’s mouthpiece. Orwell uses him to represent propaganda and the manipulation of truth under totalitarian rule.
Quote: ‘Squealer was sent to make the necessary explanations to the others.’
Analysis: Whenever the pigs do something questionable, Squealer is used to justify their actions. Orwell critiques how language can be twisted to defend the indefensible.
Quote: ‘You do not imagine, I hope, that we pigs are doing this in a spirit of selfishness?’
Analysis: Squealer manipulates the animals into accepting inequality. Orwell shows how those in power disguise exploitation with clever language and appeals to collective good.
Quote: ‘If Comrade Napoleon says it, it must be right.’
Analysis: Squealer reinforces blind loyalty to Napoleon. Orwell criticises how propaganda is used to suppress dissent and promote unquestioning obedience.
“Quote: ‘Surely, comrades, you do not want Jones back?’”
Analysis: Squealer repeatedly uses fear tactics to silence opposition. Orwell uses him to show how dictatorships maintain control through emotional manipulation, not truth.
