Squealer - Animal Farm Flashcards
CHAPTER 2
When Orwell writes a longer intro for Squealer than for Snowball or Napoleon, what’s he trying to imply?
Implies that Squealer has more importance in the story
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?
Implies that Squealer is prepared to play 2nd in command
CHAPTER 3 - Milk and Apples
When Squealer repeatedly uses,” comrades,” during his speech, what is Orwell trying to demonstrate?
Demonstrates
- Squealer uses appeal of unity
- conceals fact that pigs are having privileges
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?
- Exploits animals intellect
- Makes them feel guilty
- By convincing them that they have misinterpreted the situation
CHAPTER 3 - Milk and Apples
When Squealer says that,” I dislike them,” what’s he trying to do?
Makes privilege seem like hardship
CHAPTER 3 - Milk and Apples
When Squealer refers to “ science “ in his speech, what is he trying to do?
- Exploits lack of intellect
- confuses the animals
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?
- Instills idea that pigs are superior
- pigs need apples in order to keep farm running
- pigs having apples is in best interest of animals
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?
- Instills fear of Jones in to animals
- pigs need apples or Jones will come back
CHAPTER 3 - Milk and Apples
When Squealer is described by Orwell as,” skipping… Whisking his tail,” what’s he trying to do?
Physical movement creates upbeat and confident atmosphere
CHAPTER 5 - Terror Comes
After Snowballs expulsion, Napoleon assumes absolute power. What role does Squealer then play?
Napoleon’s spokesperson / propagandist
CHAPTER 5 - Terror Comes
What is Squealers job as propagandist?
Make Napoleon more secure and approachable
Help him consolidate his power
CHAPTER 5 - Terror Comes
When Squealer uses sense of unity,” comrades,” what is he trying to do?
Tries to conceal inequality and dictatorship that is beginning to unfold
CHAPTER 5 - Terror Comes
When Squealer describes Napoleons,” special committee of pigs, presided over by himself,” as a ,” sacrifice,” what is trying to do?
Tries to turn Napoleons privilege and power in to hardship ( as if he was doing it for the good of the animals)
CHAPTER 5 - Terror Comes
When Squealer again asks the animals,” surely comrades you don not want Jones back?,” what is he trying to do?
- Tries to instill fear in to animals again to silence opposition
- Jones will return if Napoleon doesn’t become leader
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?
- Trying to re write history
- Beginning of propaganda to blacken Snowball and glorify Napoleon
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?
Help consolidate Napoleons power and silence opposition
CHAPTER 6 - Trading with Humans
When Squealer says,” have you any record of such a resolution?,” what is he trying to do?
- Exploits animals lack of intellect
- exploits instilled belief that pigs are superior
- persuades/ tricks them to doubt their own memory
- silences opposition
CHAPTER 6 - Trading with Humans
When Squealer uses language that animals can’t understand, what’s he trying to do?
- Exploits lack of intellect
- confuses animals and silences opposition
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?
- utilises logical arguments which animals won’t say no to
- therefore persuades them to agree that pigs should move in to farmhouse
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?
- confuses animals by giving them no time to think
- silences opposition
CHAPTER 6 - Trading with Humans
When Squealer changed the commandment to ,” with sheets,” before addressing the animals, what was he trying to do?
- 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
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?
- instills fear of Jones
- if pigs don’t get to sleep in farmhouse Jones will return
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?
- blacken snowballs name
- glorify Napoleon
- helps consolidate Napoleons power
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?
- uses explicit detail to confuse animals
- makes them doubt their own memory
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?
Convinces animals that their lives are improving
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?
- exploits animals lack of intellect
- they can’t read so can’t argue
- further blackens Snowball and glorifies Napoleon
- further consolidates power
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?
- trying to change perception of battle to glorious victory
- convinces animals
- consolidates Napoleons power
CHAPTER 8 - Battle of the Windmill
When Orwell writes that,” none of the animals could form any idea,” what’s he trying to demonstrate?
Demonstrates
- animals could no longer think for themselves
- reliance on Squealer for opinions and info
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?
Presented as
- intelligent
- persuasive
- influencial
CHAPTER 9 - Goodbye Boxer
When Squealer says,” Readjustment,” of rations, rather than reducing of rations, what’s he trying to do?
- uses euphemism
- makes animals believe that they aren’t running out of food
CHAPTER 9 - Goodbye Boxer
When Squealer announces Animal Farm to be a,” Republic,” what’s he trying to do?
- Further re writes history
- allows animals to vote ( conceals dictatorship )
- can only vote for one candidate ( consolidation of power )
CHAPTER 9 - Goodbye Boxer
When Squealer says,” most affecting sight,” in regards to Boxers death, what’s he trying to do?
- uses emotive language and explicit detail
- makes any worries animals had disappear
CHAPTER 9 - Goodbye Boxer
When Squealer says that Boxer said to build more,” windmills,” what’s he trying to do?
- using boxer as motivational tool
- animals motivated to build another windmill
