Squealer, oh so full of praise for his overseer, Napoleon.
In my perspective, Squealer is appealing to the animals' fear or making mistakes. In a way, it is because they are so new to the idea of independence that they tend to leave things in the hands-or rather hooves- of the pigs. Not to add the fact that the pigs constantly advertised how it was them who were in fact superior-intelligence wise- towards the other animals. So it only seems natural the animals start to believe that the pigs are meant to rule. Throughout the entire book, the animals display many characteristics that are more commonly seen associated with humans. So now, Orwell is tackling on the emotion of fear, and no one knows how to utilize fear better than Napoleon. With this, the animals soon begin to stop thinking for themselves and as a result loose their individuality. leading to a mindless mass under the dictatorship of one higher up being. Which is what Napoleon says he aspires to stop but is in fact what he is promoting.
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