Question

g inferences about the author’s purpose
ree young black minorca pullets, the hens made
ned effort to thwart napoleon’s wishes. their
vas to fly up to the rafters and there lay their
ch smashed to pieces on the floor. napoleon
ffly and ruthlessly. he ordered the hens’ rations
pped, and decreed that any animal giving so
a grain of corn to a hen should be punished by
the dogs saw to it that these orders were carried
five days the hens held out, then they capitulated
it back to their nesting boxes. nine hens had died
meantime.
—animal farm,
george orwell
which statement best infers orwell’s purpose in writin
this passage?
○ the author wants to portray the ruthlessness of a
dictator.
○ the author wants to expose the dangers in
disobeying orders.
○ the author wants to show that it is useless to rebe
against authority.
○ the author wants to reveal the foolishness of
destroying your own property.

Explanation:

The passage from Animal Farm depicts Napoleon (a pig representing a dictator) responding to hens' resistance by cutting their rations and using dogs to enforce orders, leading to hen deaths. Orwell’s purpose in the novel is to critique authoritarianism, so the statement about portraying a dictator’s ruthlessness aligns best. Other options miss the core critique: B focuses on disobedience risks (not the dictator’s actions), C on rebellion’s futility (too narrow), D on property destruction (irrelevant to the passage’s main point).

Answer:

The author wants to portray the ruthlessness of a dictator.