Answer:
Parody compares the pigs with human leaders in the real world.
Exaggeration makes Pilkington seem ridiculous and similar to the pigs.
Satire creates an attitude of contempt for the pigs’ treatment of the other animals.
Explanation:
The excerpt from Orwell's <em>Animal Farm</em> you were given is the following:
Here it became apparent that Mr. Pilkington was about to spring some carefully prepared witticism on the company, but for a moment he was too overcome by amusement to be able to utter it. After much choking, during which his various chins turned purple, he managed to get it out: “If you have your lower animals to contend with,” he said, “we have our lower classes!” This bon mot set the table in a roar; and Mr. Pilkington once again congratulated the pigs on the low rations, the long working hours, and the general absence of pampering which he had observed on Animal Farm.
<em>Animal Farm </em>is a novella written by George Orwell. It tells about a group of farm animals who rebel against their human farmer. Their goal is to create a society where all animals are equal, free, and happy. However, the situation they end up in after the rebellion turns out to be as bad as the previous one. The farm is still in a poor state, now under the dictatorship of a pig named Napoleon.
This story novella actually tells about the events that took place during the first half of the 20th century in Russia/Soviet Union. Before the October Revolution, the people were dissatisfied with the dictatorship of the Tsar, and after it, they were dissatisfied with the dictatorship of the Soviet leaders, especially Stalin.
Parody, exaggeration, and satire are present in the given excerpt. Parody compares the pigs with human leaders in the real world, exaggeration makes Pilkington, a farmer, seem ridiculous and similar to the pigs, while satire creates an attitude of contempt for the pigs’ treatment of the other animals.
