Topic > Animalistic Persuasion: Orwell's Animal Farm - 933

Animal Farm is a story that creates a network of persuasion between its characters. Animal Farm is a satirical story in which a farm boar, called Major, summons the animals to a meeting in which he addresses humans as vile and cruel. After the death of the main pig, two younger pigs take over and take charge of preparations for a rebellion. The pigs create the “seven commandments of animalism” where “all animals are equal” (Orwell 33). To educate them, Snowball, one of the pigs responsible, tries to teach the animals to read. Napoleon, the second pig in charge, takes puppies away from their parents to teach them the ways of animalism. However, when the puppies grow up, they are mischievous and cruel to anyone who disagrees with or protests against the rules of animalism. At first the farm has plenty of food and everything works well, but when the pigs fight each other for leadership, simple farm life becomes hectic. The rules of the farm begin to change and the animals begin to notice, but when Squealer, a third pig on the farm, convinces them with different forms of "doublespeak", the animals are not sure what they remember and respect. the rules changed (Lutz 25). The two main pigs, Snowball and Napoleon, fight for dominance over the farm and try to weaken each other at every turn. When this happens, the pigs develop a certain skill compared to other animals and begin to use objects and do things that they started at the beginning of the rebellion. Subsequently, Snowball proposes to the farm animals to build a windmill so that, in the future, they can have electricity. However, when Napoleon hears Snowball's plans for power on the farm, he decides to have his now grown cubs chase Snowball off the farm. After Sno... halfway through the paper... is off the farm, he used euphemisms to make it seem like what the pigs did wasn't so bad. Even when he was caught in the act of changing the rules of the farm, he managed to get away with it thanks to his superior persuasion. Just like the pigs on the animal farm who use persuasion and manipulation, people also use these tricks to manipulate others in reality. life. Using “doublespeak” techniques can get you ahead, but at the expense of others (Lutz 27). Demanding power using "doublespeak" can be an achieved practice depending on the form you choose to use. Manipulating others is a harmful practice, and if you are caught doing it; it can hurt you and others around you. Works Cited Lutz, William. "Double talk." Public Relations Quarterly 33.44 (1988 – 1989):: 25-30. Print.Orwell, George. Animal farm. New York: Hartcourt Brace Jovanovich, inc., 1946. Print.