Question

Read the excerpt from chapter 10 of Animal Farm.

For once Benjamin consented to break his rule, and he read out to her what was written on the wall. There was nothing there now except a single Commandment. It ran:

ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL
BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS

This commandment is an example of which type of satire?

reversal, because the commandment has changed in meaning
reversal, because Benjamin finally agrees to break his rule
parody, because most of the animals still cannot read
parody, because the commandment is making fun of the pigs

Answer 1

Reversal, because the commandment’s original meaning (equality) has been turned on its head and changed to the opposite (some are “more equal”), exposing the hypocrisy of the leaders.