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Squealer In George Orwell's 'Animal Farm'

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#16 Lopez, Galilea Honors English II Period 3 9/21/15 Squealer Manipulative, persuasive, and cunning are all words that can be used to describe Squealer. In the book, Animal Farm he’s described as a plump pig with a shrill voice, nimble movements, and a brilliant talker. Squealer has a way with words. He’s very skilled at talking and getting people to see things his way. He can change people’s perspective on things. “The others said of Squealer that he could turn black into white” (Orwell 16). Persuasion comes easily to Squealer. He knows just what to say to get someone on the same page as him. He can make people see one thing as something completely different. Squealer uses his gift of being a brilliant talker to smoothly talk

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