Have you ever been persuaded by someone to do a chore, but in the end you did more than you expected? How about being told that doing homework helps you become smarter? These forms of propaganda convince you to do/participate in something that interests you, but the result is not what you expected. British author George Orwell, author of 1984 and Animal Farm, was interested in showing the human tendency to get what he wants. In Animal Farm, he shows us the results of not considering the possible consequences of achieving our desires, through Squealer, the persuasive "propaganda" pig who will do many things to hide the traces of the true actions performed. Squealer uses propaganda to persuade the other animals to do something, but at the cost of misleading the other animals. As soon as Mr. Jones leaves Manor Farm, Old Major (a wise old pig) speaks to the rest of the animals. His speech compares the old life with Jones to the possibilities of a new life without Jones. Old Major points out that with Jones they had minimal food. Without Jones, all animals could have plenty of their favorite foods. With Napoleon in command, the expected food is not presented. Orwell writes: “In January there was insufficient food. Corn rations were drastically reduced. the potato crop had become soft and discolored, only a few were edible.” (Orwell page 74) The animals were convinced that food would be more abundant, but it turned out that it was exactly the opposite. As the tale continues, Squealer's propaganda techniques continue to work and the animals continue to get the short end of the stick. One of the main commandments from the beginning of the book was "all animals are equal." (24) The equality of pigs and other animals continues......middle of paper......ngton and Mr. Frederick were anxious to purchase it." (Orwell 77) Pigs use a human to trade with humans, which is completely opposite to the original commandment against humans. The pigs told others that humans are bad, yet they are working with them to get what they want. The propaganda about humans was initially true, but became misleading. From being told there would be more food, to the reality of harsher conditions combined with less food. Moving from equal citizenship, some have more rights than others. In addition to moving from “humans are bad” to secret interactions with humans. The pigs on Animal Farm, led by Napoleon, show that propaganda can convince people to do something, but at the cost of being misled. Works Cited Orwell, George. New York, NY: Signet Classic, 1996. Print.