Animal Farm Chapter 5 Summary

In chapter 5, page 70, Squealer uses a form of propaganda to entice fear into the other animals of the farm. Most of the animals are non-intelligent, hence, they would not know the pigs ulterior motive. “You don’t want Jones back do you?” Squealer uses a Jones as a fear/threat to convey what’s happening on the farm is for the better and if they didn’t comply with the changes, life would be back to the way it was with Jones. However, this causes confusion with the animals on account of the commandments constantly changing. The pigs, especially Napoleon and Squealer, are aware that the other animals know that only the pigs are well-educated. The pigs use this to their advantage by going against the original commandments and slightly manipulating them. Eventually, the other animals go with what the pigs say, seeing that there are consequences if you dare question the authority of the pigs. The other animals begin to fear of what might happen if they were to speak out against the pigs. Hence, the animals rather admit they saw/heard …show more content…
However, Snowball was the one who came up with innovative ideas for the animal’s of the farm to benefit from. “...Snowball was Jones’s agent.” Squealer implies Snowball was unloyal to the revolution. Snowball was said to be a liar and working with Jones, said by Squealer. The other animals go into a state of shock and confusion because that was not their image of Snowball. They remember him as a hero and a firm-believer in the revolution. At this point, the animals start to question Squealer, like Boxer, who clearly remembers that Snowball was the one who charged straight at Jones and his men. But according, to Squealer Snowball ran away and hid in the horse’s barns. The other animals do not know what is true and what is false anymore, instead they go along with whatever the pigs say since the pigs are more intelligent, they must be