8. In Hard Times by Charles Dickens, why does the government official object to depicting horses on wallpaper and flowers on rugs?

The government official objects to having horses depicted on wallpapers and flowers on carpets because he is of the belief that everything should be factual, i.e. backed by logical facts. And in that effect, he does not believe that horses can be on walls in real life and neither can flowers be on carpets.

uh, the answer is d i guess.

i think that it is letter d.