Question

comrades!\ he cried. \you do not imagine, i hope, that we pigs are doing this in a spirit of selfishness and privilege? many of us actually dislike milk and apples. i dislike them myself. our sole object in taking these things is to preserve our health. milk and apples (this has been proved by science, comrades) contain substances absolutely necessary to the well - being of a pig. we pigs are brainworkers. the whole management and organization of this farm depend on us. day and night we are watching over your welfare. it is for your sake that we drink that milk and eat those apples. do you know what would happen if we pigs failed in our duty? jones would come back! yes, jones would come back!\ - animal farm, george orwell which statement best explains the central idea of this passage? the pigs use lies and deceit to control the other animals. it is important for the pigs to be in good physical health so they can be good leaders. the farm cannot survive without the intelligence of the pigs. the pigs always do things for the good of the other animals.

Explanation:

To determine the central idea, analyze each option:

• Option 1: The pigs claim they take milk/apples for health (needed for farm management) and use the threat of Jones' return to deceive the other animals into accepting this. This aligns with the passage's depiction of the pigs' manipulation.
• Option 2: The passage's focus is not on the pigs being good leaders due to health, but on their deceptive control.
• Option 3: The passage doesn't emphasize the farm's survival relying on pigs' intelligence, but on the pigs' manipulation.
• Option 4: The pigs are lying; they take milk/apples for their own benefit, not the others'.

Answer:

The pigs use lies and deceit to control the other animals.