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 napoleon’s 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:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: The excerpt doesn't focus on exposing Napoleon's denouncement as foolish, but on the contrast between promises and reality. Eliminate.
• Option 2: There's no exaggeration of Napoleon's definition of animalism; instead, a contrast. Eliminate.
• Option 3: The excerpt isn't about making pigs look ridiculous, but about broken promises. Eliminate.
• Option 4: Initially, Snowball taught of luxuries (electric light, hot/cold water, three - day week), but Napoleon later denounces these as against Animalism and promotes hard work and frugality. This shows the changes (abandoning promised luxuries) are opposite of what was promised. This matches the use of satire to highlight this contrast.

Answer:

D. to show that the changes made are the opposite of what was promised (assuming the options are labeled A - D with D being the last option as per the order: first option is A, second B, third C, fourth D)