Question

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Read the excerpt from chapter 6 of Animal Farm.

Every human being held it as an article of faith that the farm would go bankrupt sooner or later, and, above all, that the windmill would be a failure. They would meet in the public-houses and prove to one another by means of diagrams that the windmill was bound to fall down, or that if it did stand up, then that it would never work. And yet, against their will, they had developed a certain respect for the efficiency with which the animals were managing their own affairs.

What do the actions of the humans in this passage most reveal about their motivations and values?

They are motivated by the completion of a task.
They value others’ contributions equally.
They are motivated by others' failures.
They value efficiency and accomplishment.

Answer 1

They value efficiency and accomplishment.

Step-by-step explanation:

George Orwell's allegorical novella "Animal Farm" shows the animals of 'Manor Farm' rebelling against their human masters. They did succeed and began managing their own affairs, but also under the dictatorial power of a pig named Napoleon.

The excerpt given in the text from Chapter 6 shows the animals working hard to repair the windmill. And even though the humans were looking forward to seeing the farm collapse, and to see their failure, they were also impressed about the form of unity the animals showed in building the windmill. This is evident in the line "against their will, they had developed a certain respect for the efficiency with which the animals were managing their own affairs." This shows that even the humans value the efficiency and accomplishment of the animals, even though they had expected and wanted them to fail.

Answer 2

In the excerpt from chapter 6 of Animal Farm, humans, even though they are sure that the windmill won't ever be successful, have a sense of recognition and respect for what the animals have done, for their hard work and persistence to manage their own affairs, which granted them independence. This recognition of effort regardless of what the results can be is something natural of humans, and that is why the answer is D. They value efficiency and accomplishment.