Question

Read the passage from Animal Farm.

Out of spite, the human beings pretended not to believe that it was Snowball who had destroyed the windmill: they said that it had fallen down because the walls were too thin. The animals knew that this was not the case. Still, it had been decided to build the walls three feet thick this time instead of eighteen inches as before, which meant collecting much larger quantities of stone. For a long time the quarry was full of snowdrifts and nothing could be done. Some progress was made in the dry frosty weather that followed, but it was cruel work, and the animals could not feel so hopeful about it as they had felt before. They were always cold, and usually hungry as well. Only Boxer and Clover never lost heart. Squealer made excellent speeches on the joy of service and the dignity of labour, but the other animals found more inspiration in Boxer's strength and his never-failing cry of "I will work harder!"

Which detail from the text best demonstrates the effect of totalitarianism on the animals?

“Progress was made in the dry frosty weather that followed.”
“It had been decided to build the walls three feet thick.”
“They were always cold, and usually hungry as well.”
“For a long time the quarry was full of snowdrifts and nothing could be done.”

Answer 1

They were cold and usually hungry as well

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Answer 2

“They were always cold, and usually hungry as well."

Step-by-step explanation:

In Animal Farm, George Orwell's intention is to give the message that no matter what the objectives of totalitarianism are, this kind of regime is always based on tyranny over the individual and the most vulnerable social classes. Totalitarian leaders only care about the maintainance of power no matter the consequences, and in this case, the most vulnerable animals suffered from the consequences of Squealer's regime.