Question

which excerpt from chapter 2 of animal farm is an example of foreshadowing?
○ \they jones and his men had never seen animals behave like this before, and this sudden uprising of creatures whom they were used to thrashing and maltreating just as they chose, frightened them almost out of their wits.\
○ \these three snowball, napoleon, and squealer had elaborated old major’s teachings into a complete system of thought, to which they gave the name of animalism.\
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ow, as it turned out, the rebellion was achieved much earlier and more easily than anyone had expected.\
○ \she mollie had taken a piece of blue ribbon from mrs. jones’s dressing - table, and was holding it against her shoulder and admiring herself in the glass in a very foolish manner.\

Explanation:

To determine foreshadowing, we analyze each option:

• First option: Describes Jones’ reaction to the uprising, not foreshadowing.
• Second option: Explains the development of Animalism, no foreshadowing.
• Third option: States the Rebellion’s outcome, not foreshadowing.
• Fourth option: Mollie’s admiration of a blue ribbon (a human - like, material - focused action) foreshadows her later desire for human comforts and her eventual betrayal/leaving of the farm, as she values human - associated items over the animal rebellion’s ideals.

Answer:

D. “She [Mollie] had taken a piece of blue ribbon from Mrs. Jones’s dressing - table, and was holding it against her shoulder and admiring herself in the glass in a very foolish manner.”