Read the excerpt from chapter 6 of Animal Farm.
Which theme is best supported by the verbal irony in
"You have heard then, comrades," he said, "that we pigs
this passage?
now sleep in the beds of the farmhouse? And why not?
You did not suppose, surely, that there was ever a ruling
O Power creates divisions within society.
against beds? A bed merely means a place to sleep in. A
O Naive citizens enable corrupt governments.
pile of straw in a stall is a bed, properly regarded. The
Temptation can lead those in power to corruption.
rule was against sheets, which are a human invention.
Corrupt leaders use propaganda to remain in power.
We have removed the sheets from the farmhouse beds,
and sleep between blankets. And very comfortable beds
they are too! But not more comfortable than we need, I
can tell you, comrades, with all the brainwork we have to
do nowadays. You would not rob us of our repose, would
you, comrades? You would not have us too tired to carry
out our duties? Surely none of you wishes to see Jones
back?"