Read the excerpt from "a new biographical approach," by emily toth. [chopin’s] first short story collection, bayou folk—mostly local-color stories of cloutierville-area people—gained nationwide acclaim. according to the excerpt, which best describes the public’s response to chopin’s first collection? chopin was widely accepted by literary critics for her fantastical writing. chopin was widely accepted by literary critics as a regional writer. chopin was widely accepted by literary critics for her sensual themes. chopin was widely accepted by literary critics for her feminist ideals.

in this passage from chapter 6 of "animal farm", by george orwell, what the author is ridiculing in this passage is the frivolity of some rules.

clover, the mare, believes she remembers that the fourth commandment forbade sleeping in beds because it was something that humans did. snowball, napoleon, and the pigs are brain-workers who look after the welfare of the farm. they are the obvious leaders because they are smart, and so they are entitled to eat the best food and sleep in beds. it is squealer, who says these lines making the difference between sleeping with sheets, what humans do, and sleeping in beds, what pigs do. the unwillingness to question authority makes the oppressed to obey without thinking.