20 points! read the sentence below and answer the following question: i am a man who, from his youth upwards, has been filled with a profound conviction that the easiest way of life is the best. —herman melville, "bartleby the scrivener" in the bolded section, what is the benefit of using "from his youth upward" rather than "from an early age" or "always"? a) it suggests a very old and feeble narrator without any true sense of right or wrong. b) it suggests an attitude of understandable and debilitating fear in the narrator. c) it suggests the narrator sees himself as someone who has grown more successful over time. d) it suggests the narrator has a strong sense of loss after the things he has described in the passage.

animal farm, written by george orwell, is a representation of russia after the revolution that led stalin to take over power.

in this excerpt, the central idea seems to be that the animals (a representation of society), when they believe to be working for a greater good and equality, are obedient and productive. they were convinced that, after expelling the owner (jones) from the farm, they would live in harmony and be fairly treated.

as we know, the pigs become the leaders and grow more selfish and dictatorial with time. in the end, they look and act in a way so similar to humans that it is impossible to tell the difference. the ideals of equality are shattered, and the farm turns out to be worse than it was before. the animals are manipulated with false propaganda and forced to work in order to enrich the pigs.