How Does Squealer Manipulate Animals

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Manipulation is also used by Napoleon to alter the animals’ thinking and have him seen as the “good guy.” This can be seen when the author writes, “It is for your sake that we drink that milk and eat those apples,”(27). When Squealer says this, there is an emphasis on the word “your.”. This is done to convey that Squealer carefully chooses his words to think Napoleon’s actions are of the animals’ best interest. Squealer continues manipulate the animals when he asks,“surely there is no one among you who wants to see Jones come back”(27)? Squealer says this to threaten the animals in a way of making them think Napoleon abusing them counteracts Jones from coming back. Although Squealer is saying this, he is speaking on behalf of Napoleon. The

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