Question

Read the excerpt from Animal Farm.

That evening Squealer explained privately to the other animals that Napoleon had never in reality been opposed to the windmill. On the contrary, it was he who had advocated it in the beginning, and the plan which Snowball had drawn on the floor of the incubator shed had actually been stolen from among Napoleon's papers. The windmill was, in fact, Napoleon's own creation. Why, then, asked somebody, had he spoken so strongly against it? Here Squealer looked very sly. That, he said, was Comrade Napoleon's cunning. He had seemed to oppose the windmill, simply as a maneuver to get rid of Snowball, who was a dangerous character and a bad influence. Now that Snowball was out of the way, the plan could go forward without his interference. This, said Squealer, was something called tactics. He repeated a number of times, "Tactics, comrades, tactics!" skipping round and whisking his tail with a merry laugh. The animals were not certain what the word meant, but Squealer spoke so persuasively, and the three dogs who happened to be with him growled so threateningly, that they accepted his explanation without further questions.

Squealer explains to the other animals that Napoleon was never opposed to the windmill. How does this conflict propel the plot forward?

The other animals realize that Squealer and Napoleon are friends.
The other animals realize that Napoleon can be trusted.
It changes the way the other animals feel about Napoleon.
It changes the way the other animals feel about the dogs.

Answer 1

The Correct Answer is Second Option: The other animals realize that Napoleon can be trusted.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Second Option: The other animals realize that Napoleon can be trusted.

Step-by-step explanation:

"The Animal Farm" (1945) is one of the most famous modern allegorical novella, It is written by George Orwell (pen name, his real name was Eric Arthur Blair).

The passage is from the end of Chapter V, when Snowball has been expelled from the farm. Since Snowball was much loved by the animals and was also a war hero, it was planned to tarnish his reputation among the animals and make them trust Napoleon as their real and trusted leader. Squealer (a pig) was a very skilled persuasive orator. He uses card-stacking (telling lie or partial truths) and repetition techniques of political propaganda to sway the animals' opinion in Napoleon's favor.

Initially (after Napoleon's expelling Snowball), the animals did not seem to have good opinion about Napoleon, but Squealer slowly and cunningly does the job for Napoleon in making the animals realize him a trusted leader.

First and fourth options are totally incorrect. Second and third options are somewhat similar, but second option describes the purpose more clearly and accurately, so second option is correct.