10/31/08 Rory Robinson

Did the story Animal Farm master me or did I master it. In the story Animal Farm some of the animals were lied to throughout the story. In this essay I will talk about how the animals were lied to in the story. And how most of the animals were following Napoleon rules. In Animal Farm, the way characters respond to stories has a strong connection their ability to survive.
First I will start with Squealer. Squealer was a good story teller and always twisted the story. For example when the animals found out the commandments were changed Squealer twisted the story and told them they were the same. When Squalor told the animals the story of the rebellion he told lies. He told the animals Snow was a coward and he destroyed the windmill. Squealer also knew Napoleon changed the rules. And when the animals ask about the rules he made the animals think they were dumb and crazy. And he told them the rules weren’t changed. By the end of the story Squealer was fat and rich.
Next I will talk about Benjamin. Benjamin never spoke up but always followed the rules. Benjamin always knew the rules were changed. And always still followed the rules. When he talks to animals he never told them about the rules he let them believe the rules were never changed. By the end of the story Benjamin lived and got old.
Last I will talk about Boxer. Boxer never spoke up just like Benjamin and always followed the rules. Also Boxer always thought Napoleon was right. And he was a hard worker and was one of the hardest worker on the farm. He was also fooled easily and always believe everything he was told. By the end of the story Boxer was sold to a horse slaughterer.
The characters respond to stories that connect to their ability to survive as I explained in the essay. Squealer twisted the story. Benjamin never spoke up toward the story. And Boxer believed the story. Animal Farm is important to the real world because it shows how people would react to propaganda and rhetoric.