Animal Farm, Part 1: Satire

Question 10 • GA-Literature and Composition II A

Which story is the best example of a satire?

Answer

a story in which a character refuses to throw away a broken pen and uses it despite its limitations, where the pen stands for the love of his father

a cruel ruler who is obsessed with fashion one day finds that his clothes have been replaced with potato sacks

a story in which a selfish, ornery fox realizes, with the help of a bumblebee, that he can gain more from being kind than from being forceful

a story in which a silly dog constantly gets into compromising circumstances, such as getting stuck in the back of a truck with a pair of cats

Explanation

Satire uses humor, exaggeration, or irony to criticize a person or a flaw in society. The cruel ruler’s obsession with fashion is mocked when his fine clothes are replaced with potato sacks, making choice B the best example. Choice A uses symbolism, while C teaches a moral lesson and D describes comic misadventures without clearly criticizing a target.

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