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This quiz relates to Assessment Objectives 1, 2 and 3 (AO1, AO2 and AO3).

Orwell approaches the main ideas in Animal Farm in a  manner. His general target is  and the way in which they use  to manipulate the masses. In the character of Napoleon, Orwell displays the lust for  that leads to social . The philosophical position of the author/narrator is a  one, but Orwell also criticises the idealism of as being contrary to . The novella also addresses the issue of people's being eroded over time, and identifies a lack of  among people as a root cause of their  by their political masters. The characters of Napoleon and Squealer, by claiming to be acting for the general benefit of the farm, are used by Orwell to expose the limitations of : the pigs are able to mask their misdeeds as virtuous behaviour, undertaken for the animals' benefit. Another object for satirical treatment in the novella is the  that motivates many in the general population, especially Mollie with her love of pretty possessions. This leads to a lack of political  that allows tyranny to flourish. 

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