Poor Education And Indoctrination Flashcards
“Milk and apples,”“(THIS HAS BEEN PROVED BY SCIENCE COMRADES)”“contain substances absolutely necessary to the well-being of a pig”
Fake statistics and facts used to overwhelm the mass uneducated lower classes(animals) and prevent them understanding the truth of their exploitation. Squealer poses his lies as facts and figures.
Boxer adopts the motto “Napoleon is always right” immediately after Squealer makes “the necessary explanations” on the exile of Snowball
Orwell PLACES the addition of this new motto to /boxer’s mottos right after as an EXAGGERATED REPRESENTATION of the success of propaganda especially amongst uneducated masses who begin to believe the lies they are fed and are blinded to their exploitation
Boxer’s mottos?
SATIRICAL REPRESENTATION of the extent of brainwashing and INDOCTRINATION done amongst the Russian lower classes due to their poor education
The beliefs imbibed in them were as strong as personal mottos
As the pigs continuously as break the principles of Animalism, the animals are “conscious of a vague uneasiness”
They never act on the sense of injustice though- Orwell is PORTRAYING how people in Russia did realise to some extent that communism was an unjust system but they never protested due to the extent of their INDOCTRINATION to believe:
“Four legs good, two legs bad”- Their fellow comrades are breaking the ideals of Socialism but it’s alright because the “essential” principle is still upheld
“I will work harder”- They must remain patriotic and as long as the Tsars are gone, they are working for Animalism(for themselves) so had a duty to build us socialist Russia
“Napoleon is always right”- Their leaders are undisputable
Quotes are representative of manipulated patriotic and socialist beliefs imbibed into the the Russian people
“This has been…
…proved by science comrades”
When the pigs move into the farmhouse, “Boxer passed…
….it off as usual with ‘Napoleon is always right’”
“(THIS HAS…
…BEEN PROVED BY SCIENCE COMRADES)”
When does Boxer adopt the motto, “Napoleon is always right”?
Immediately after Squealer is “sent to make the necessary explanations” on Snowball’s exile
“conscious…
…of a vague uneasiness”
“Boxer passed it off as usual with ‘Napoleon is always right’ “
Orwell creates EMPHASIS on the effectiveness of indoctrination and brainwashing: It allows leaders to imbibe the population with beliefs which are sufficient to overlook injustice
