Corruption Of Power In George Orwell's 'Animal Farm'

Part A
Animal Farm shows the journey from a revolution to a society run by a tyrant. As the story goes on, the farm goes through many different changes, which show the corruption of power used by Napoleon. Orwell also shows how dangerous it is that an authority who has total control and no one to check him can get. Mollie, the horse, ran away because she likes the comfort and leisure that humans provide. Her leaving shows how everyone is still an individual and it is hard to get everybody on board. Snowball believes the windmill will make the animals' lives better and more efficient through technological advancement. Napoleon opposes the windmill, for no good reason other than his desire to maintain control because he thinks that any change on the farm could threaten his power. Napoleon shows many characteristics of a typical dictator. He lies to his people, and makes strict rules over the

Answer each of the following questions.
1. What role does “Four legs good, two legs bad,” play in Napoleon’s propaganda? What is its meaning?
The phrase “Four legs good, two legs bad” is a simple phrase that any of the animals on the farm could understand. It acts as a slogan for the animal’s saying that humans are evil and they must be divided from animals.
2. “Squealer repeated a number of times, ‘Tactics, comrades, tactics!’ skipping round and whisking his tail with a merry laugh. The animals were not certain what the word meant, but Squealer spoke so persuasively, and the three dogs who happened to be with him growled so threateningly, that they accepted his explanation without further questions.” If the animals didn’t understand Squealer’s words, why do you think they accepted his explanation?
Even if the animals didn’t understand Squealer's reasoning, the threat of the dogs growling at the animals intimidated them into agreeing with Squealer anyways.
3. How useful are speeches like Snowball’s if people don’t understand