Who is the speaker of the above lines?
Where is the speaker at this moment and why?

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Solution

[The extract is taken from the Animal Farm] Old Major, the boar, is the speaker of the lines above. In a farm meeting of animals of Manor Farm, he explains that he is getting old and may die soon, so he wishes to impart his wisdom. This speech plants the idea of rebellion in the minds of the animal.

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