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   jessecreations Teacher
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   According to dictionary.com:  propaganda is defined as "information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc."

   Squealer is propaganda personified.  His entire role is to smooth over the things that the pigs do to the other animals.  He walks around the farm, talking to the "comrades" in the barnyard, justifying the ridiculous new rules or practices of the pigs so that the other animals will not revolt.  He reminds them that the pigs need extra food, for example, or a comfortable place to rest, because they have so much more thinking to do than the other animals do.  He spreads rumors and re-explains new policies so that they will sound more appealing to the other animals.  And if there is ever a question of the pigs' authority, he just reminds everyone that the farmer could return if the pigs weren't in control, and no one would want that.

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   http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/propaganda

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   Posted by jessecreations on Friday February 27, 2009 at 6:00 AM