Which sentence from George

Question

Orwell's Shooting an Elephant is the best example of Orwell's intentional use of irony?
(1 point)
"I had almost made up my mind that the whole
• story was a pack of lies, when we heard yells a little distance away."
"If he charged, I could shoot; if he took no
• notice of me, it would be safe to leave him until the mahout came back."
"They had not shown much interest in the elephant when he was
• merely ravaging their homes, but it was different now that he was going to be shot."

Answer 1

"They had not shown much interest in the elephant when he was merely ravaging their homes, but it was different now that he was going to be shot."

This sentence is the best example of Orwell's intentional use of irony because it highlights the irony of how the local people only show concern for the elephant when it is going to be shot, rather than when it was actually causing harm to their homes. The juxtaposition between their lack of interest when the elephant was causing destruction and their sudden interest when it is going to be killed adds a layer of irony to the situation.