The Heroic Leader In George Orwell's Animal Farm

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Throughout the book, Squealer sways the animals to think Napoleon is the heroic leader and also says everything is okay. Squealer makes cogent remarks about the revised seven commandments to the animals, such as teaching the sheep “Four legs good, two legs better”(Orwell, 48). In spite of Squealer brainwashing the farm animals, no one seemed to rebel against Napoleon. If Squealer was not a part of the story, many animals would have not hesitated to rebel against Napoleon. Squealer is arguably the greatest influential character in Animal Farm, although he is not the leader he impacted many plot twists. Squealer symbolizes propaganda throughout the novel. He helps Napoleon convince the animals that the pigs are more superior and are doing
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