Squealer - Animal Farm

Question 1

CHAPTER 2

When Orwell writes a longer intro for Squealer than for Snowball or Napoleon, what’s he trying to imply?

Answer 1

Implies that Squealer has more importance in the story

Question 2

CHAPTER 2
When Orwell writes about Snowball and Napoleon taking the lead in the rebellion, with no mention of Squealer, what is he trying to imply?

Answer 2

Implies that Squealer is prepared to play 2nd in command

Question 3

CHAPTER 3 - Milk and Apples

When Squealer repeatedly uses,” comrades,” during his speech, what is Orwell trying to demonstrate?

Answer 3

Demonstrates

• Squealer uses appeal of unity
• conceals fact that pigs are having privileges

Question 4

CHAPTER 3 - Milk and Apples
When Squealer says,” you do not imagine, I hope, that we pigs are doing this in a spirit of selfishness,” what’s he trying to do?

Answer 4

• Exploits animals intellect
• Makes them feel guilty
• By convincing them that they have misinterpreted the situation

Question 5

CHAPTER 3 - Milk and Apples

When Squealer says that,” I dislike them,” what’s he trying to do?

Answer 5

Makes privilege seem like hardship

Question 6

CHAPTER 3 - Milk and Apples

When Squealer refers to “ science “ in his speech, what is he trying to do?

Answer 6

• Exploits lack of intellect

- confuses the animals

Question 7

CHAPTER 3 - Milk and Apples

When Squealer says that pigs are the,” brains of the farm,” and that they,” need the apples,” what is he trying to do?

Answer 7

• Instills idea that pigs are superior
• pigs need apples in order to keep farm running
• pigs having apples is in best interest of animals

Question 8

CHAPTER 3 - Milk and Apples

When Squealer says,” surely there is no one among you who wants to see Jones come back?,” what is he trying to do?

Answer 8

• Instills fear of Jones in to animals

- pigs need apples or Jones will come back

Question 9

CHAPTER 3 - Milk and Apples

When Squealer is described by Orwell as,” skipping… Whisking his tail,” what’s he trying to do?

Answer 9

Physical movement creates upbeat and confident atmosphere

Question 10

CHAPTER 5 - Terror Comes

After Snowballs expulsion, Napoleon assumes absolute power. What role does Squealer then play?

Answer 10

Napoleon’s spokesperson / propagandist

Question 11

CHAPTER 5 - Terror Comes

What is Squealers job as propagandist?

Answer 11

Make Napoleon more secure and approachable

Help him consolidate his power

Question 12

CHAPTER 5 - Terror Comes

When Squealer uses sense of unity,” comrades,” what is he trying to do?

Answer 12

Tries to conceal inequality and dictatorship that is beginning to unfold

Question 13

CHAPTER 5 - Terror Comes
When Squealer describes Napoleons,” special committee of pigs, presided over by himself,” as a ,” sacrifice,” what is trying to do?

Answer 13

Tries to turn Napoleons privilege and power in to hardship ( as if he was doing it for the good of the animals)

Question 14

CHAPTER 5 - Terror Comes

When Squealer again asks the animals,” surely comrades you don not want Jones back?,” what is he trying to do?

Answer 14

• Tries to instill fear in to animals again to silence opposition
• Jones will return if Napoleon doesn’t become leader

Question 15

CHAPTER 5 - Terror Comes
When Squealer says,” I believe the time will come when find out that Snowballs role in the Battle of the Cowshed was exaggerated,” what is he trying to do?

Answer 15

• Trying to re write history

- Beginning of propaganda to blacken Snowball and glorify Napoleon

Question 16

CHAPTER 6 - Trading with Humans

After Napoleons announcement,” Squealer made a round of the farm to set animals minds at rest,” what is he trying to do?

Answer 16

Help consolidate Napoleons power and silence opposition

Question 17

CHAPTER 6 - Trading with Humans

When Squealer says,” have you any record of such a resolution?,” what is he trying to do?

Answer 17

• Exploits animals lack of intellect
• exploits instilled belief that pigs are superior
• persuades/ tricks them to doubt their own memory
• silences opposition

Question 18

CHAPTER 6 - Trading with Humans

When Squealer uses language that animals can’t understand, what’s he trying to do?

Answer 18

• Exploits lack of intellect

- confuses animals and silences opposition

Question 19

CHAPTER 6 - Trading with Humans
When pigs move in to farmhouse, Squealer uses arguments like,” you would not have us too tired to carry out our duties?,” what’s he trying to do?

Answer 19

• utilises logical arguments which animals won’t say no to

- therefore persuades them to agree that pigs should move in to farmhouse

Question 20

CHAPTER 6 - Trading with Humans
When Squealer keeps asking rhetorical questions like,” you would not rob us of our repose, would you comrades?,” what’s he trying to do?

Answer 20

• confuses animals by giving them no time to think

- silences opposition

Question 21

CHAPTER 6 - Trading with Humans

When Squealer changed the commandment to ,” with sheets,” before addressing the animals, what was he trying to do?

Answer 21

• changed the commandment in anticipation of opposition
• allowed him to convince animals to doubt their own memory
• also further instills belief that pigs are superior

Question 22

CHAPTER 6 - Trading with Humans

When Squealer asks the question,” surely none of you wishes to see Jones back?,” what’s he trying to do?

Answer 22

• instills fear of Jones

- if pigs don’t get to sleep in farmhouse Jones will return

Question 23

CHAPTER 7 - Reign of Terror
When Squealer says that Snowball was,” Jones agent all the time,” and calls Napoleon,” heroic leader,” in the Battle of The Cowshed, what’s he trying to do?

Answer 23

• blacken snowballs name
• glorify Napoleon
• helps consolidate Napoleons power

Question 24

CHAPTER 7 - Reign of Terror
When Squealer is said to describe,” it so graphically it seemed to the animals that they did remember it,” what’s he trying to do?

Answer 24

• uses explicit detail to confuse animals

- makes them doubt their own memory

Question 25

CHAPTER 8 - Battle of the Windmill
When Squealer uses false stats," production of every class of food stuff had increased by 200 per cent," what's he trying to do?

Answer 25

Convinces animals that their lives are improving

Question 26

CHAPTER 8 - Battle of the Windmill
When Squealer allegedly has files that detail Snowballs plans to work with Jones,” animals saw no reason to disbelieve him,” what’s he trying to do?

Answer 26

• exploits animals lack of intellect
• they can’t read so can’t argue
• further blackens Snowball and glorifies Napoleon
• further consolidates power

Question 27

CHAPTER 8 - Battle of the Windmill
Post battle, Squealer proclaims glorious,” victory,” and uses emotive language like,” sacred soil,” what’s he trying to do?

Answer 27

• trying to change perception of battle to glorious victory
• convinces animals
• consolidates Napoleons power

Question 28

CHAPTER 8 - Battle of the Windmill

When Orwell writes that,” none of the animals could form any idea,” what’s he trying to demonstrate?

Answer 28

Demonstrates

• animals could no longer think for themselves
• reliance on Squealer for opinions and info

Question 29

CHAPTER 2
When Squealer is described as a,” brilliant talker,” and someone who,” could turn black in to white,” how is Orwell trying to present him?

Answer 29

Presented as

• intelligent
• persuasive
• influencial

Question 30

CHAPTER 9 - Goodbye Boxer

When Squealer says,” Readjustment,” of rations, rather than reducing of rations, what’s he trying to do?

Answer 30

• uses euphemism

- makes animals believe that they aren’t running out of food

Question 31

CHAPTER 9 - Goodbye Boxer

When Squealer announces Animal Farm to be a,” Republic,” what’s he trying to do?

Answer 31

• Further re writes history
• allows animals to vote ( conceals dictatorship )
• can only vote for one candidate ( consolidation of power )

Question 32

CHAPTER 9 - Goodbye Boxer

When Squealer says,” most affecting sight,” in regards to Boxers death, what’s he trying to do?

Answer 32

• uses emotive language and explicit detail

- makes any worries animals had disappear

Question 33

CHAPTER 9 - Goodbye Boxer

When Squealer says that Boxer said to build more,” windmills,” what’s he trying to do?

Answer 33

• using boxer as motivational tool

- animals motivated to build another windmill