Read the excerpt from chapter 10 of Animal Farm."Four legs good, two legs BETTER! Four legs good, two legs BETTER! Four legs good, two legs BETTER!"It went on for five minutes without stopping. And by the time the sheep had quieted down, the chance to utter any protest had passed, for the pigs had marched back into the farmhouse.
Answer
A
Orwell uses irony to emphasize the sheep’s insistence that they have changed their views on animalism.
B
Orwell uses irony to show how the sheep are chanting in a way that disturbs the other animals.
C
Orwell uses irony to highlight how the sheep are repeating words that go against their self-interest.
D
Orwell uses irony to draw attention to the fact that the sheep are smart enough to communicate verbally.
Explanation
The sheep chant “Four legs good, two legs BETTER!” even though the animals’ original principles treated humans—and their two-legged ways—as enemies. The irony is that the sheep repeat a slogan that supports the pigs’ privileges and undermines the animals’ own interests. Choice C, that the sheep repeat words that go against their self-interest, best captures this irony.
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