"*small fat pig with very round cheeks, twinkling eyes, nimble movements, and a shrill voice."
"His persuasive nature makes him ideal for the job of propaganda agents for the pigs and for Napoleon in particular."
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"Squealer's name suggests that he is a sneak, a tell-tale. Throughout the novel he is portrayed as an unpleasant character, always distorting the truth or telling pure lies."
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"Squealer is also a flatterer, a toady who worms his way into Napoleon's confidence so that he can share Napoleon's privileges."
"Add to his list of hateful characteristics that he is a coward who vanishes during the Battle of the Windmill, and you will see what a repulsive character he is."
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"At time, he is also seen as being rather ridiculous (e.g. when he falls off the ladder while altering the Commandments), and we are told that by the end of the novel he had become extremely fat."
"Squealer represents, the propaganda agents of the state who strive to keep the dictator in power no matter what lies they have to tell."
