Question

read the excerpt from chapter 10 of animal farm. but the luxuries of which snowball had once taught the animals to dream, the stalls with electric light and hot and cold water, and the three - day week, were no longer talked about. napoleon had denounced such ideas as contrary to the spirit of animalism. the truest happiness, he said, lay in working hard and living frugally. how does orwell use irony in this excerpt? the text shows that if the animals work harder, they will have luxuries they dreamed of. the text shows that napoleons dreams conflict with the dreams of the animals. the text shows that the animals expected a different outcome than the reality they are facing. the text shows that snowball and napoleon never meant to mislead the other animals.

Explanation:

To determine the correct answer, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: The excerpt shows Napoleon denouncing the luxuries, so the idea that working harder gives luxuries is incorrect.
• Option 2: The excerpt focuses on the animals' dreams vs. reality, not Napoleon's dreams conflicting with animals' dreams.
• Option 3: The animals were taught to dream of luxuries (electric light, hot/cold water, three - day week), but now these are not talked about and Napoleon promotes hard work and frugality. This shows the animals' expected outcome (luxuries) is different from the reality (hard work and frugality), which is ironic.
• Option 4: Snowball and Napoleon (especially Napoleon) did mislead the animals, so this is incorrect.

Answer:

C. The text shows that the animals expected a different outcome than the reality they are facing.