read the passage from chapter 7 of animal farm. if she clover could have spoken her thoughts, it would have…

read the passage from chapter 7 of animal farm. if she clover could have spoken her thoughts, it would have been to say that this was not what they had aimed at when they had set themselves years ago to work for the overthrow of the human race. these scenes of terror and slaughter were not what they had looked forward to on that night when old major first stirred them to rebellion. if she herself had had any picture of the future, it had been of a society of animals set free from hunger and the whip, all equal, each working according to his capacity, the strong protecting the weak, as she had protected the lost brood of ducklings with her foreleg on the night of major’s speech. instead—she did not know why—they had come to a time when no one dared speak his mind, when fierce, growling dogs roamed everywhere, and when you had to watch your comrades torn to pieces after confessing to shocking crimes. which historical circumstance most likely influenced the writing of this passage? life under the rule of lenin’s communist russia, in which everyone shared and prospered the farm during world war ii, when many people died from battle as well as starvation agriculture and farming under the reign of the romanovs, when there was food for the rich tyranny during stalin’s dictatorship, in which he distorted the tenets of communism

read the passage from chapter 7 of animal farm. if she clover could have spoken her thoughts, it would have been to say that this was not what they had aimed at when they had set themselves years ago to work for the overthrow of the human race. these scenes of terror and slaughter were not what they had looked forward to on that night when old major first stirred them to rebellion. if she herself had had any picture of the future, it had been of a society of animals set free from hunger and the whip, all equal, each working according to his capacity, the strong protecting the weak, as she had protected the lost brood of ducklings with her foreleg on the night of major’s speech. instead—she did not know why—they had come to a time when no one dared speak his mind, when fierce, growling dogs roamed everywhere, and when you had to watch your comrades torn to pieces after confessing to shocking crimes. which historical circumstance most likely influenced the writing of this passage? life under the rule of lenin’s communist russia, in which everyone shared and prospered the farm during world war ii, when many people died from battle as well as starvation agriculture and farming under the reign of the romanovs, when there was food for the rich tyranny during stalin’s dictatorship, in which he distorted the tenets of communism

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Brief Explanations:

To determine the historical circumstance influencing the passage from Animal Farm (a satire of Soviet communism), we analyze each option:

  • Option 1: Lenin’s Russia was not characterized by terror and distortion of communism as described; it was more about early revolutionary ideals. Eliminate.
  • Option 2: The passage focuses on political tyranny, not wartime farm conditions. Eliminate.
  • Option 3: The Romanovs’ rule was pre - communist, while the passage reflects post - revolutionary Soviet issues. Eliminate.
  • Option 4: Stalin’s dictatorship involved purges, fear, and distorting communist tenets (like the terror and loss of original revolutionary goals in the passage). This matches the themes of fear, unfulfilled ideals, and tyranny.

Answer:

D. tyranny during Stalin’s dictatorship, in which he distorted the tenets of communism