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Squealer

Squealer is a character from George Orwell's novella "Animal Farm." He serves as the pigs' spokesperson and is masterful at using rhetoric and propaganda to manipulate the other animals. Squealer distorts the truth, downplays negative consequences, and presents false statistics to justify the pigs' decisions and maintain their power. His role highlights themes of misinformation, the manipulation of language, and the dangers of unquestioned authority, illustrating how those in power can exploit communication to control and deceive others. Squealer symbolizes the persuasive tactics used by propagandists in real-life political contexts.