Theory question 205
Set Text: Animal FarmLiterature 3, Section B: Non-African Prose. George Orwell: Animal Farm
Discuss Orwell's use of irony in the novel.
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Model answer
Revolution for equality ends with pigs as new masters.
'All animals are equal but some are more equal than others'.
Boxer, the most loyal, sold to the knacker.
Pigs end up walking on two legs, drinking, trading with humans.
Napoleon who opposed the windmill builds it and takes credit.
Effect: satire on the betrayal of revolutions.
Explanation
Give examples of irony and explain them.