Question

In Dr. Seuss's controversial children's story, The Butter Battle Book, two factions who oppose each other for petty reasons create ever-more-elaborate weapons with which to threaten each other. Eventually each faction develops a weapon that can destroy the other side utterly. Although perhaps not obvious to the children who read the story, The Butter Battle Book mirrors the arms race of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union that took place between the late 1940s and roughly 1990. Through the story Seuss makes a serious statement against the Cold War's necessity. Which statement most accurately describes the inference the author is making and the historical context on which the inference is based?​

Which statement most accurately describes the inference the author is making and the historical context on which the inference is based?
A. The inference is the arms race between the two factions, and the historical context is its pettiness.
B. The inference is that Seuss is making a statement, and the historical context is the Cold War.
C. The inference is The Butter Battle Book, and the historical context is the arms race.
D. The inference is Seuss's opinion, and the historical context is the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Answer 1

Option B). The inference Seuss is making in The Butter Battle Book is a statement against the Cold War's necessity, and the historical context is the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement that most accurately describes the inference the author is making in The Butter Battle Book and the historical context on which the inference is based is option B. The inference is that Seuss is making a statement, and the historical context is the Cold War. In the story, the two factions create elaborate weapons mirroring the arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Through the story, Seuss makes a serious statement against the Cold War's necessity.