Read the passage from Animal Farm.

Napoleon took no interest in Snowball's committees. He said that the education of the young was more important than anything that could be done for those who were already grown up. It happened that Jessie and Bluebell had both whelped soon after the hay harvest, giving birth between them to nine sturdy puppies. As soon as they were weaned, Napoleon took them away from their mothers, saying that he would make himself responsible for their education. He took them up into a loft which could only be reached by a ladder from the harness-room, and there kept them in such seclusion that the rest of the farm soon forgot their existence.

What is the central idea of this passage?

Jessie and Bluebell miss their puppies terribly.
Napoleon never agrees with anything Snowball does.
Napoleon wants to take the puppies away, and the other animals forget about them.
Snowball and the other farm animals want all of the dogs banished.

The central idea of this passage is that Napoleon wants to take the puppies away, and the other animals forget about them.

What is the theme of Animal Farm?

Animal Farm's overarching theme is the ability of common people to maintain faith "in a revolution that has been" completely betrayed.

According to Napoleon, efforts to educate the young were more crucial "than anything that could be done for" the elderly.

The passage, most importantly, talks about an event where Napoleon takes the puppies away from their mother to provide them education and then raises them apart from the rest of the farm in order to create "his own little private army". It makes sense why they turn into miniature monsters.

Hence, the correct option is C.

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