Question

read the excerpt from chapter 10 of animal farm. mr. pilkington, of foxwood, had stood up, his mug in his hand. in a moment, he said, he would ask the present company to drink a toast. but before doing so, there were a few words that he felt it incumbent upon him to say. it was a source of great satisfaction to him, he said—and, he was sure, to all others present—to feel that a long period of mistrust and misunderstanding had now come to an end. there had been a time—not that he, or any of the present company, had shared such sentiments—but there had been a time when the respected proprietors of animal farm had been regarded, he would not say with hostility, but perhaps with a certain measure of misgiving, by their human neighbours. unfortunate incidents had occurred, mistaken ideas had been current. it had been felt that the existence of a farm owned and operated by pigs was which statement best describes how dramatic irony is used in this passage? the reader knows that the human neighbors plan to destroy animal farm. the reader knows that mr. pilkington is praising a flawed and brutal system. the reader knows that the information mr. pilkington shares about the farm is incorrect. the readers know that the conditions at animal farm are not what mr. pilkington had expected.

Explanation:

In Animal Farm, the system on the farm has become oppressive and cruel. Mr. Pilkington's praise is ironic as he is unaware of its true nature while the reader is.

Answer:

B. The reader knows that Mr. Pilkington is praising a flawed and brutal system.