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.” Which historical figures do the animals most likely symbolize?
Answer
A
the English farmers of World War I
B
the powerful European aristocracy
C
the labor class of the Soviet Union
D
the Bolshevik revolutionaries
Explanation
The passage describes animals who labor for the benefit of others, receive only enough food to survive, and have no freedom. In Animal Farm, the animals represent exploited workers, especially the laboring class in the Soviet Union. The Bolshevik revolutionaries are represented more directly by the pigs who lead the rebellion, so the best answer is “the labor class of the Soviet Union.”
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