Blog #4- Exploratory Writing

From the perspective of an animal on the farm, I would be easily swayed by Squealer's convincing words because I definitely would not want Mr. Jones to return and claim the farm back. Squealer persuades the animals that Napoleon only wants the best for us, thus not letting the animals make the decisions. As an animal on the farm, it sounds reasonable to me as Napoleon is the most intelligent and probably the best animal, if any, to make the rules. From the reader's point of view, we can easily see that Squealer's statement is corrupt and misleading. Relating to real world events, we can compare Napoleons's rule to a absolute monarchy or dictatorship. It is shown through the actions of Napoleon that he is turning into a dictator. In the beginning, all the animals were equal and had equal food rations. Later, the pigs' rations increased while the other animals' rations decreased. As the story progressed, the pigs started making decisions, but had to be ratified by a majority vote. Now, the animals' voting rights were taken away and only Napoleon is permitted to make the decisions. Overall, Squealer's reasoning is misleading and corrupt, but if I were an animal I could be easily convinced by his reasoning.