Question

Based on the historical context of the Great Purge, which is the best explanation of Orwell’s purpose in writing Animal Farm?

to expose those who failed to prevent massive tragedies and oppression
to explain the process by which most governments begin to collapse
to explain to people the dangers of dictatorships and the loss of personal freedom
to express a need for people to be loyal to their leaders and obey them

Answer 1

to explain to people the dangers of dictatorships and the loss of personal freedom

Orwell wrote Animal Farm as an allegory of the Russian Revolution and Stalin’s regime (including the Great Purge) to warn how revolutions can be corrupted, how propaganda and fear consolidate power, and how personal freedoms are lost under totalitarian rule.