Question

which statement best summarizes the authors overall reason for writing chapter 7? orwell reveals how both stalin and napoleon cast blame on outside forces for problems they created themselves. orwell uses snowballs expulsion and role as a scapegoat to symbolize trotsky, whom stalin had driven from power during the russian revolution. orwell demonstrates that most animals lack intelligence by showing how those on animal farm cannot run the farm efficiently or feed themselves. orwell draws a parallel between stalins great purge and the deaths of a number of animals as an example of how dictators use fear to maintain power.

Explanation:

In Animal Farm, Orwell uses the events on the farm as allegories for real - world historical events related to the Russian Revolution. The deaths of animals paralleling Stalin's Great Purge shows how dictators use fear to stay in power, which is a key theme and likely the author's purpose for writing chapter 7. The other options focus on single elements rather than the overall purpose.

Answer:

Orwell draws a parallel between Stalin's Great Purge and the deaths of a number of animals as an example of how dictators use fear to maintain power.