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The source of the trouble appeared to be that Napoleon and Mr. Pilkington had each played an ace of spades simultaneously. Twelve voices were shouting in anger, and they were all alike. No question, now, what had happened to the faces of the pigs. The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which. –Animal Farm, George Orwell How does Orwell use satirical techniques to develop the theme that ideals can be corrupted in practice? Check all that apply.

Answer 1

Answer: "Power corrupts, but absolute power corrupts absolutely"; and this is eloquently proved in George Orwell's novel 'Animal Farm.' In this satirical fable, Orwell uses his allegorical farm to candidly illustrate the corruptive nature of power and to symbolise the communist system in the microcosm of a farmyard barn.

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Answer 2

Orwell use satirical techniques to develop the theme that ideals can be corrupted in practice in the following way:

A. Orwell uses ridicule to mock the behavior of corrupt political leaders.

C. Orwell uses reversal to show how political leaders can betray their original principals.

D. Orwell uses parody to mimic the outcome of the Russian Revolution and the early Soviet Union.

Animal Farm

Animal Farm is an allegory which was written by George Orwell. The novella tells about the story of a group farm animals who actually revolted and rebelled against their human farmer.

The story it's an allegory of the events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917.

Orwell uses satire to show how political leaders exploit the vulnerable and control the masses using propaganda.

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