Read the passage from Animal Farm. The animals were thoroughly frightened. It seemed to them as though Snowball were some kind o
f invisible influence, pervading the air about them and menacing them with all kinds of dangers. In the evening Squealer called them together, and with an alarmed expression on his face told them that he had some serious news to report. "Comrades!" cried Squealer, making little nervous skips, "a most terrible thing has been discovered. Snowball has sold himself to Frederick of Pinchfield Farm, who is even now plotting to attack us and take our farm away from us! Snowball is to act as his guide when the attack begins. But there is worse than that. We had thought that Snowball's rebellion was caused simply by his vanity and ambition. But we were wrong, comrades. Do you know what the real reason was? Snowball was in league with Jones from the very start! He was Jones's secret agent all the time. It has all been proved by documents which he left behind him and which we have only just discovered. To my mind this explains a great deal, comrades. Did we not see for ourselves how he attempted—fortunately without success—to get us defeated and destroyed at the Battle of the Cowshed?" How does Orwell use satire to achieve his purpose in this passage? Squealer represents the widespread range of Napoleon's authority. The animals' fear shows how a dictator manipulates people. Squealer's speech mocks the obvious lies of political propaganda. Jones assists with Snowball's illegal activities against Animal Farm.
Answer: C. Squealer's speech mocks the obvious lies of political propaganda.
A satire mocks or makes fun of different aspects of social behavior. Option C is the best option because it is the only one that actually follows the definition of making fun of an aspect of society. The political propaganda being spewed by Squealer shows how the politicians twist and turn things into lies to convince the public to take action for or against something.
