How does Orwell use satire to achieve his purpose in
this passage?
Read the excerpt from chapter 10 of Animal Farm.
It was just after the sheep had returned, on a pleasant
evening when the animals had finished work and were
making their way back to the farm buildings, that the
terrified neighing of a horse sounded from the yard.
Startled, the animals stopped in their tracks. It was
Clover's voice. She neighed again, and all the animals
broke into a gallop and rushed into the yard. Then
they saw what Clover had seen.
O by having Clover neigh repeatedly to show a
reversal in roles
O by having the pigs walk awkwardly on two legs as
an imitation of humans
O by having the dogs frolic around Napoleon to make
fun of the pigs
O by having the animals return to the buildings to
show a change in fortune
It was a pig walking on his hind legs.
Yes, it was Squealer. A little awkwardly, as though not
quite used to supporting his considerable bulk in that
position, but with perfect balance, he was strolling
across the yard. And a moment later, out from the
door of the farmhouse came a long file of pigs, all
walking on their hind legs. Some did it better than
others, one or two were even a trifle unsteady and
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