The answer is:
- Satire allows Orwell to criticize Soviet communism indirectly.
- Orwell’s satire ridicules communism so that its faults can be revealed.
- Orwell’s use of irony allows the reader to distinguish between appearances and realities.
Satire is the use of humour and exaggeration to criticize or make someone or something look ridiculous or silly. Irony is the opposite of what is being said, usually for humorous purposes.
In "Animal Farm," George Orwell makes use of satire and irony in order to disapprove of Soviet communism without mentioning it. He also mocks communism to expose its flaws and the reality behind it. For example, he displays the comfortable lives of the powerful pigs and dogs in contrast to the hardships of the rest of the animals.
