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Read the passage from chapter 10 of Animal Farm.
Somehow it seemed as though the farm had grown
richer without making the animals themselves any richer
-except, of course, for the pigs and the dogs. Perhaps
this was partly because there were so many pigs and so
many dogs. It was not that these creatures did not work,
after their fashion. There was, as Squealer was never
tired of explaining, endless work in the supervision and
organisation of the farm. Much of this work was of a kind
that the other animals were too ignorant to understand.

Which theme is revealed by Orwell's use of situational
irony in this excerpt?

Leaders should not be trusted.

Ideals can become mocked in practice.

Indifference can lead to corrupt governments.

Equality applies to all social classes.

Answer 1

The theme revealed by Orwell's use of situational irony in the excerpt from chapter 10 of Animal Farm is that ideals can become mocked in practice. The animals' revolution was supposed to bring about equality, but in reality, the pigs and dogs have become richer while the other animals remain poor. The pigs and dogs justify their wealth by claiming that their work is of a kind that the other animals are too ignorant to understand. This is an example of situational irony because the animals' revolution was supposed to bring about equality, but in practice, it has led to inequality and oppression. This theme of ideals becoming mocked in practice is a recurring theme throughout the novel