The theme that is revealed in this excerpt is: Naïve citizens allow corrupt governments. In this passage of the novel, it is demonstrated that the naivety of the working-class animals is one of the main reasons of their oppression. The tyranny of the pigs kept the other animals ignorant enough to let them possibly understand that they have been deceived by the false ideals of the rebellion. At the end, the gullibility of the animals becomes the best weapon of Napoleon to reaffirm his dictatorship, in which the pigs can have a comfortable life at the expenses of the other animals.
Answer: Mr. Melvin prepared the group of boys for the Medicine Walk by allowing them to bring their cellphones, walkie talkies, and other electronic devices.
