Answer: a) a muckraker is raking a pile of burning animal bones while covering his nose. The pile includes words in bold red stating "meat scandal".
b) the artist sees the work of muckrakers as negative as he depicted said individual doing something so despicable, even his tool is melting. The muckraker also doesn't seem to like doing whatever he is doing which supports the statement that the artist sees the work of muckrakers as negative.
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