Which of the following best expresses a theme within Animal Farm? A. Napoleon leads a meeting of all the animals who debate and then vote on the decision to buy supplies from humans.

B. The animals are helpless and weak

C. Corruption of power on the farm is an example of theme.

D. Napoleon guides a meeting of all the animals who debate and then vote on the decision to buy supplies from humans.

C. Corruption of power on the farm is an example of theme.

Explanation:

The theme of the allegorical novel, The Animal Farm, is best explained as the critique of the corruption of power and ideas.

The novel is actually created to express Orwell’s ideas about the Soviet Union and its exploitation of socialist ideas. Orwell himself believed in socialism and equality but found Stalin’s execution of it awful, tyrannical, and corruption. He thought, as in the novella, that idea of the socialistic society is good, but that Stalin put himself on top of it and started exploiting the power in a very dishonest way, establishing himself as the new ruler class who holds over all the power and misuses it.

These images of the corrupted society, misuses of power, and critiques of the ruling class that are inspired by real events are the main themes of The Animal Farm.