Question

read the excerpt from chapter 10 of animal farm. but the luxuries of which snowball had once taught the animals to dream, the stalls with electric light and hot and cold water, and the three-day week, were no longer talked about. napoleon had denounced such ideas as contrary to the spirit of animalism. the truest happiness, he said, lay in working hard and living frugally. how does orwell use satire in this excerpt? to expose napoleons denouncement of the teachings as foolish to exaggerate how napoleon defines animalism to criticize the corruption of the pigs so they look ridiculous to show that the changes made are the opposite of what was promised

Explanation:

1. Analyze the first option: The excerpt doesn't focus on exposing Napoleon's denouncement as foolish, but on the contrast between promises and reality. Eliminate this.
2. Analyze the second option: There's no exaggeration of Napoleon's definition of animalism; instead, it's about the contrast between past promises and current actions. Eliminate this.
3. Analyze the third option: The excerpt isn't mainly about making the pigs look ridiculous, but about the contrast between what was promised (luxuries, better conditions) and what's now enforced (hard work, frugality). Eliminate this.
4. Analyze the fourth option: Snowball had taught the animals to dream of luxuries (electric light, hot/cold water, three - day week). Now Napoleon denounces these as against Animalism and promotes hard work and frugality. This shows the changes are opposite to what was promised, which is a key use of satire in Orwell's work to critique totalitarianism and broken ideals.

Answer:

D. to show that the changes made are the opposite of what was promised