Question

Which statement best explains why Orwell used fable, allegory, and satire to write Animal Farm?

He did not want his readers to take the story too seriously and believed that using animals would achieve this purpose.
He was afraid that British readers would be offended if he mentioned the Soviet Union specifically, so he chose to write an allegory.
He wanted to portray the Soviet Union as an oppressive, totalitarian regime, and he wanted to make the connections clear and obvious.
He wanted to reach a wider audience by addressing the themes of oppression, suffering, and injustice without explicitly referring to current events.

Answer 1

He wanted to reach a wider audience by addressing the themes of oppression, suffering, and injustice without explicitly referring to current events.

Explanation: Using a fable/allegory with animals made the political critique more accessible and universal, allowing readers to see patterns of power and corruption beyond any single historical moment (while still paralleling the Soviet case).