Question

Read the excerpt from chapter 10 of Animal Farm.

But the luxuries of which Snowball had once taught the animals to dream, the stalls with electric light and hot and cold water, and the three-day week, were no longer talked about. Napoleon had denounced such ideas as contrary to the spirit of Animalism. The truest happiness, he said, lay in working hard and living frugally.

How does Orwell use satire in this excerpt?

to expose Napoleon’s denouncement of the teachings as foolish
to exaggerate how Napoleon defines animalism
to criticize the corruption of the pigs so they look ridiculous
to show that the changes made are the opposite of what was promised

Answer 1

to show that the changes made are the opposite of what was promised

Orwell uses irony/satire here to highlight the betrayal of the original ideals: Snowball's promised comforts are abandoned and denounced as "un‑Animalist," while the leadership insists on hard work and frugality—exposing the revolution’s promises being reversed and the rulers’ hypocrisy.