What is Orwell ridiculing in this passage? the hypocrisy of some leaders the uncleanliness of pigs the frivolity of some rules the ridiculousness of sheets

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Finley Woodard

9 August, 14:35

What is Orwell ridiculing in this passage? the hypocrisy of some leaders the uncleanliness of pigs the frivolity of some rules the ridiculousness of sheets

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Jaliyah Giles · Answer 1

Answer:the hypocrisy of some leaders

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German Short · Answer 2

Answer: A) the hypocrisy of some leaders

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In George Orwell's Animal Farm, a group of farm animals rebels against their human farmer.

In this particular excerpt, Orwell ridicules the hypocrisy of some leaders. Hypocrisy is the practice of pretending to have higher standards than you actually do. As the pigs live in the farmhouse, they sleep in beds, which is considered a violation of the Seven Commandments. When Clover and Muriel read the commandment, it says that "no animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets". Squealer explains that a bed of straw is the same as a bed in the farmhouse, which means that bed is not a human invention and thus should be used. Sheets, on the other hand, are human invention. This is considered hypocritical, because the beds in the farmhouse are certainly not the same as a straw.