In Squealer's speech to the farm animals about the bed situation alone, he uses rhetorical questions - 'And why not? You did not suppose, surely, that there was a rule against beds?' - as well as his clever way of outsmarting the other animals - 'A bed merely means a place to sleep.' - which, undoubtedly, leaves the other animals feeling like they are, once again, the foolish ones for not realizing that a bed is just a 'place. You would not rob us of our repose, would you, comrades? You would not have us too tired to carry out our duties? Surely none of you wishes to see Jones back?' (Orwell 80). And very comfortable beds they are too! But not more comfortable than we need, I can tell you, comrades, with all the brainwork we have to do nowadays. We have removed the sheets from the farmhouse beds, and sleep between blankets. The rule was against sheets, which are a human invention. A pile of straw in a stall is a bed, properly regarded. 'You have heard then, comrades, that we pigs now sleep in the beds of the farmhouse? And why not? You did not suppose, surely, that there was ever a ruling against beds? A bed merely means a place to sleep in. When he gives a speech to the farm animals about the changing of the commandments, he says: Of course there is the fact that he lies, but he also uses rhetorical question and repetition as some of his propaganda techniques. Squealer uses many different tactics when it comes to twisting language.

Squealer twists his words saying that pigs must eat milk and apples not for the love of milk and apples but because it is better for the comrades. This is certainly seen in the apples and milk propaganda. When the language is made more complicated, it becomes more confusing for the proletariat farm animals. He also has a knack for making language more difficult in order to serve his purposes.

Animal farm propaganda essay