Question

read the passage from animal farm.
mr. pilkington, of foxwood, had stood up, his mug in his hand. in a moment, he said, he would ask the present company to drink a toast. but before doing so, there were a few words that he felt it incumbent upon him to say.
it was a source of great satisfaction to him, he said— and, he was sure, to all others present—to feel that a long period of mistrust and misunderstanding had now come to an end. there had been a time—not that he, or any of the present company, had shared such sentiments—but there had been a time when the respected proprietors of animal farm had been regarded, he would not say with hostility, but perhaps with a certain measure of misgiving, by their human neighbours. unfortunate incidents had occurred, mistaken ideas had been current. it had been felt that
how does orwells characterization of mr. pilkington support his purpose?
○ orwell draws parallels between mr. pilkington and the other farmers in town to show how dictatorial practices can be spread.
○ orwell uses mr. pilkington to represent a new understanding between humans and animals that is beneficial for both.
○ orwell uses mr. pilkingtons speech to represent a modern way of farming that includes having farms run by animals.
○ orwell draws parallels between mr. pilkington and leaders of countries who overlooked stalins poor treatment of his people.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: The passage doesn't focus on spreading dictatorial practices via Mr. Pilkington and other farmers. Eliminate.
• Option 2: Mr. Pilkington's speech is about ending mistrust, not a new beneficial human - animal understanding. The context of "Animal Farm" shows humans don't have beneficial relations with animals here. Eliminate.
• Option 3: Mr. Pilkington's speech is about the past mistrust, not a modern farming method with animal - run farms. Eliminate.
• Option 4: In "Animal Farm", Mr. Pilkington can be seen as a parallel to leaders who overlooked Stalin's (represented by the pig leaders' actions) poor treatment. His speech about ending mistrust aligns with how some leaders ignored such issues, so this option fits.

Answer:

D. Orwell draws parallels between Mr. Pilkington and leaders of countries who overlooked Stalin's poor treatment of his people.