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Gre4nikov
1 month ago
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Read the passage from chapter 5 of Animal Farm. On the third Sunday after Snowball's expulsion, the animals were somewhat surpri

sed to hear Napoleon announce that the windmill was to be built after all. He did not give any reason for having changed his mind, but merely warned the animals that this extra task would mean very hard work, it might even be necessary to reduce their rations. The plans, however, had all been prepared, down to the last detail. A special committee of pigs had been at work upon them for the past three weeks. The building of the windmill, with various other improvements, was expected to take two years. That evening Squealer explained privately to the other animals that Napoleon had never in reality been opposed to the windmill. On the contrary, it was he who had advocated it in the beginning, and the plan which Snowball had drawn on the floor of the incubator shed had actually been stolen from among Napoleon's papers. The windmill was, in fact, Napoleon's own creation. Why, then, asked somebody, had he spoken so strongly against it? Here Squealer looked very sly. That, he said, was Comrade Napoleon's cunning. He had seemed to oppose the windmill, simply as a maneuver to get rid of Snowball, who was a dangerous character and a bad influence. Now that Snowball was out of the way, the plan could go forward without his interference. This, said Squealer, was something called tactics. He repeated a number of times, "Tactics, comrades, tactics!" skipping round and whisking his tail with a merry laugh. The animals were not certain what the word meant, but Squealer spoke so persuasively, and the three dogs who happened to be with him growled so threateningly, that they accepted his explanation without further questions. How does Orwell use satire to achieve his purpose in this passage? Select two options. He uses parody to show how dictators deflect blame to others. He uses the three dogs to parody the idea that loyalty will be rewarded. He uses reversal to show that dictators do not abide by their principles. He uses Squealer's character to parody a naïve follower of a corrupt leader. He uses ridicule to make fun of how people are focused on economic gain.
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Flura [7K]1 month ago
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The responses include: He employs parody to illustrate how dictators shift blame onto others;

He utilizes reversal to demonstrate that dictators do not adhere to their own principles.


The author of Animal Farm, George Orwell, wrote this book to critique the policies of Stalin's regime in Russia. Orwell identified as a democratic-socialist.

The pigs claim control over the farm after driving out the human owner. Initially, they advocate for equality and the other animals believe that their lives are about to improve.

Nevertheless, as they gain power, particularly Napoleon, they start to exploit their leadership for personal gain and resort to deception to manipulate the other animals.

In the quoted section, Napoleon eliminates another pig, whose ideals originally fostered equality. He gradually evolves into a dictator, assisted by Squealer, who uses lies to control the animals. Napoleon shifts blame to others and abandons his principles as it suits him. For example, the original seven commandments that animals follow get modified as the pigs become more akin to humans:

- No animal shall kill any other animal

                         is transformed into

- No animal shall kill any other animal without justification.

Bond [7.5K]1 month ago
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Initially, Orwell employs parody. Napoleon claims to oppose the windmill concept, yet later asserts that Snowball has taken the idea from him, which serves to rationalize his change of heart. Secondly, Orwell invokes reversal. He highlights that dictators, as portrayed in this narrative, do not stick to their stated principles but act based solely on convenience. The challenge lies in the fact that the other animals have yet to grasp the true motives of Napoleon and Squealer.

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