How does Orwell use dramatic irony to reveal character?
None of the old dreams had been abandoned. The
Republic of the Animals which Major had foretold, when
the green fields of England should be untrodden by
human feet, was still believed in. Some day it was
coming: it might not be soon, it might not be with in the
lifetime of any animal now living, but still it was coming.
It might be that their lives were hard and that not all
of their hopes had been fulfilled; but they were conscious
that they were not as other animals. If they went hungry,
it was not from feeding tyrannical human beings; if they
worked hard, at least they worked for themselves. No
creature among them went upon two legs. No creature
called any other creature "Master." All animals were
equal.
-Animal Farm,
George Orwell
O The text shows that the animals have the spirits of
true business owners.
The text shows that the animals distrust humans
more than any other species.
O The text shows that the animals are completely
naive and unaware of their true situation.
O The text shows that the animals are hard workers
and will soon reap the rewards of their efforts.