English 2A-Exploratory Writing
Imagine that you are one of the animals listening to Squealer's speech in chapter five when he says, "No one believes more firmly than Comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal. He would only be too happy to let you make your decision for yourselves. But sometimes you might make the wrong decisions, comrades, and then where will you be?" Write a detailed response stating what you think about Squealer's reasoning.
Imagine that you are one of the animals listening to Squealer's speech in chapter five when he says, "No one believes more firmly than Comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal. He would only be too happy to let you make your decision for yourselves. But sometimes you might make the wrong decisions, comrades, and then where will you be?" Write a detailed response stating what you think about Squealer's reasoning.
I think that Squealer's reasoning is deeply flawed. I believe that he only says that Comrade Napoleon believes all animals are equal because the other animals on Animal Farm are not educated adequately to argue against Squealer. By mentioning how the animals can not make rational decisions on their own, Squealer is essentially saying that Napoleon knows best and that he (Napoleon) should be the one doing all the decision-making. This, therefore, transfers much of the power that the animals used to have to Napoleon. Squealer is an essential tool in controlling Animal Farm because without him the animals would rise in rebellion against Napoleon just as they had done to Mr. Jones.
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