Personification is used in which of the following statements?
a. he was holding in his hands the holy grail of card collectors
everywhere.
b. she flashed him a smile that was like fireworks on the fourth of
july
c. the boxer tried to struggle to his feet, but even the mat was
working against him, pulling him back and whispering, "just stay
down."
d. during that endless moment there was nothing she could do but
watch dumbfounded as her opponent received the victory cheers.

C. The boxer tried to struggle to his feet, but even the mat was

working against him, pulling him back and whispering, "Just stay

down."

in this passage from "animal farm", by george orwell, the statement that best explains how boxer's response supports the author's purpose in writing an allegory is option b) orwell uses boxer's decision to avoid more carnage by working hard to show how the working class was manipulated. boxer and the other animals feel they are responsible for their carnage because napoleon uses propaganda to manipulate the animals of the farm.

explanation:

the african society basically suffered the consequences of colonization and apartheid directly attacking the black people, first, during the colonialism and its main idea which which "white people" had better rights, affecting   them principally in the right to establish black people in their territories, access to quality education and health services and took away any civil right even to the black people to feel they have the same opportunities as the settlers.