Question

Within a few weeks Snowball’s plans for the windmill were fully worked out. The mechanical details came mostly from three books which had belonged to Mr. Jones. . . . Snowball used as his study a shed which had once been used for incubators and had a smooth wooden floor, suitable for drawing on. He was closeted there for hours at a time. With his books held open by a stone, and with a piece of chalk gripped between the knuckles of his trotter, he would move rapidly to and fro, drawing in line after line and uttering little whimpers of excitement. Gradually the plans grew into a complicated mass of cranks and cog-wheels, covering more than half the floor, which the other animals found completely unintelligible but very impressive.

–Animal Farm,
George Orwell

What is the best explanation of Snowball’s values?

He values intellectual effort and careful planning.
He values the connection between animals and humans.
He values machines more than the welfare of the animals.
He values the profits that can be made through trade.

Answer 1

He values intellectual effort and careful planning.

Evidence: he studies books, spends hours drawing detailed mechanical plans, and reacts with excited satisfaction at the complexity — all showing a focus on thought and design rather than profit, machines over animals, or human ties.