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read the passage from animal farm. \you have heard then, comrades,\ he said, \that we pigs now sleep in the beds of the farmhouse? and why not? you did not suppose, surely, that there was ever a ruling against beds? a bed merely means a place to sleep in. a pile of straw in a stall is a bed, properly regarded. the rule was against sheets, which are a human invention. we have removed the sheets from the farmhouse beds, and sleep between blankets. and very comfortable beds they are too! but not more comfortable than we need, i can tell you, comrades, with all the brainwork we have to do nowadays. you would not rob us of our repose, would you, comrades? you would not have us too tired to carry out our duties? surely none of you wishes to see jones back?\ the animals reassured him on this point immediately, which statement supports the idea that this passage is an allegory for totalitarian propaganda? the animals agree that they do not wish to see jones back. the animals want the pigs to sleep in the farmhouse beds. the animals support the pigs decision to sleep an extra hour. the animals do not complain about pigs in power breaking rules.
In totalitarian propaganda, those in power often manipulate the masses. Here, the pigs (representing those in power) change the rules (about beds) and the animals (the masses) do not complain. This shows how the powerful can re - define norms without opposition, a key aspect of totalitarian propaganda where the populace is indoctrinated or intimidated into compliance.
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The animals do not complain about pigs in power breaking rules.