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 denounces luxuries, so this is incorrect.
• Option 2: The excerpt focuses on the animals' expectations vs. reality, not Napoleon's dreams conflicting with animals', so incorrect.
• Option 3: The animals dreamed of luxuries (from Snowball's teachings), but now Napoleon promotes hard work and frugality, so their expected outcome (luxuries) differs from reality (hard work, no luxuries) – this fits irony (expectation vs. reality).
• Option 4: The excerpt doesn't support this; Snowball's ideas were denounced, suggesting misdirection, so incorrect.

Answer:

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