Read the passage from chapter 1 of Animal Farm."Now, comrades, what is the nature of this life of ours? Let us face it, our lives are miserable, laborious, and short. We are born, we are given just so much food as will keep the breath in our bodies, and those of us who are capable of it are forced to work to the last atom of our strength; and the very instant that our usefulness has come to an end we are slaughtered with hideous cruelty. No animal in England knows the meaning of happiness or leisure after he is a year old. No animal in England is free. The life of an animal is misery and slavery: that is the plain truth.”
Answer
A
the powerful European aristocracy
B
the labor class of the Soviet Union
C
the English farmers of World War I
D
the Bolshevik revolutionaries
Explanation
The animals’ misery, forced labor, and lack of freedom echo the exploitation of workers under the Soviet system. Orwell uses the animals’ conditions to represent the labor class of the Soviet Union, making B the best choice. The passage does not describe aristocrats, English farmers, or revolutionary leaders as its main symbolic group.
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