Question

read the passage from animal farm. the animals were thoroughly frightened. it seemed to them as though snowball were some kind of invisible influence, pervading the air about them and menacing them with all kinds of dangers. in the evening squealer called them together, and with an alarmed expression on his face told them that he had some serious news to report. \comrades!\ cried squealer, making little nervous skips, \a most terrible thing has been discovered. snowball has sold himself to frederick of pinchfield farm, who is even now plotting to attack us and take our farm away from us! snowball is to act as his guide when the attack begins. but there is worse than that. we had thought that snowballs rebellion was caused simply by his vanity and ambition. but we were wrong, comrades. do you know what the real reason was? snowball was in league with jones from the very start! he was joness secret how does orwell use satire to achieve his purpose in this passage? squealer represents the wide - spread range of napoleons authority. the animals fear shows how a dictator manipulates people. squealers speech mocks the obvious lies of political propaganda. jones assists with snowballs illegal activities against animal farm.

Explanation:

In the passage, Squealer spreads false and out - landish rumors about Snowball. This is a form of political propaganda filled with lies, and Orwell uses such scenarios to mock how dictators use false information to manipulate the masses.

Answer:

C. Squealer's speech mocks the obvious lies of political propaganda.