Devon Wolf

Honors British Literature

Ms. Doar
8 March 2016
Behind The Lies and Deceit
People have lied about many things before and have deceived others to make a living for
themselves. George Orwell, the profound British author of Animal Farm, has included the lies
and deceit of the dominant communist country Russia. Napoleon, to lead Animal Farm, who first
lies and after that deceits them to better himself to his demands disregarding the health of the
animals. Lying as well and having his advocate Squealer to believe and to voice it in multiple
ways. Napoleon has the ultimate personality for being a big liar and a deceitful animal that only
cares about himself as well as his well-being. Napoleon also deceits his animals by either
changing or breaking his own commandments. His lies get bigger and his deceitfulness takes a
turn for the worst and eventually gets caught for his actions and finally takes responsibility for
what he has done to the animals. Orwell describes how lies and deceit can affect others as
Napoleon is the perfect example of that with the help of Squealer at his side.
Squealer convinces the animals that Napoleon has done great things for the Animal Farm
and that the animals have been better off than originally started. Squealer, a well-spoken pig, has
great convincing skills to get the animals to believe every word that comes out. "Comrades!" he
cried. "You do not imagine, I hope, that we pigs are doing this in a spirit of selfishness and
privilege? Many of us actually dislike milk and apples. I dislike them myself. Our sole object in
taking these things is to preserve our health. Milk and apples (this has been proved by Science,
comrades) contain substances absolutely necessary to the well-being of a pig. We pigs are

brainworkers. The whole management and organization of this farm depend on us. Day and night
we are watching over your welfare. It is for your sake that we drink that milk and eat those
apples." (Orwell 14). Orwell describes how Squealer convinces the animal that the pigs are not
selfish at all. He explains how Squealer can relate with the animals about their problems on the
farm but, has to tell them to deal with it anyway regardless if the animals like it or not. Readers
must understand that even when Squealer relates to the animals, he puts order for Napoleon.
The pigs move into Joness house and begin sleeping in the beds. This is in direct opposition to
one of the seven commandments, so the pigs begin changing the commandments in order to fit
their increasing status as masters of the farm. Squealer upholds the actions of Napoleon and
convinces all the remaining animals that their lives are much better than they ever have. (Glover
n. Pag). Napoleon deceived the animals and the seven commandments. By dealing with humans,
he deceived the animals that believed in Old Majors beliefs and betrayed his own fellow
comrades. Squealer also convinces the animals that their lives are much better than they have
originally had it. Both did enough damage for the animals to make them believe that their lives
have been better than imagined.
Napoleon, like most people, have lied and deceived others to benefit themselves in
certain situations. What is most demoniacally human about the pigs is their use of language not
only to manipulate the immediate behavior of the animals through propaganda, emotive
language, and meaningless doubletalk but also to manipulate history, and thus challenge the
nature of actuality itself. This manipulation, however, is only one primary means of the pigs
control; another, equally important, is the threat of brute force as manifested by Napoleons pack
of vicious trained dogs. In the final image of the allegory, the realization is that humans prove to
be no better than animals, and animals prove to be no better than humans. (May n. Pag). Both

characters have lied and deceived their own comrades to enjoy themselves on the Animal Farm.
As a result of Napoleon and Squealer lying, deceiving, and manipulating their comrades,
Napoleon changes the name back to Manor Farm and dies in a vicious fight.

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