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

He wanted to start a campaign against cruelty toward animals.
He wanted to show that animals are not as smart as human beings.
He wanted to show that class divisions exist in all types of societies.
He wanted to expose violent tactics used by oppressive governments.

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He wanted to expose violent tactics used by oppressive governments.

Orwell wrote Animal Farm as an allegory of the Russian Revolution and Stalin’s rise (including the Great Purge), showing how revolutionary ideals were betrayed by leaders who used violence, terror, manipulation, and propaganda to seize and maintain power.