And you, Clover, where are those four foals you bore, who should have been the support and pleasure of your old age? Each was sold at a year old—you will never see one of them again. In return for your four confinements and all your labour in the fields, what have you ever had except your bare rations and a stall?

–Animal Farm,
George Orwell

Relate the character of Clover to the historical context. Which group does she most likely represent from the time Orwell was writing?

A) the royalty and nobility
B) the wealthy upper class
C) the exploited working class
D) the ruling government officials