Which of the following quotations by huck's father in chapter 5 of the adventures of huckleberry finn is an example of irony?

a. "starchy clothes-very. you think you're a good deal of a big-bug, don't you?"

b."you're educated, too, they say-can read and write. you think you're better'n your father, now, don't you, because he can't?"

c. "and looky here-you drop that school, you hear? i'll learn people to bring up a boy to put on airs over his own father and let on to be better'n what he is."

d. "all right. i'll ask him; and i'll make him pungle, too, or i'll know the reason why.

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Swiss Miss

29 December, 23:32

Which of the following quotations by huck's father in chapter 5 of the adventures of huckleberry finn is an example of irony?

a. "starchy clothes-very. you think you're a good deal of a big-bug, don't you?"

b."you're educated, too, they say-can read and write. you think you're better'n your father, now, don't you, because he can't?"

c. "and looky here-you drop that school, you hear? i'll learn people to bring up a boy to put on airs over his own father and let on to be better'n what he is."

d. "all right. i'll ask him; and i'll make him pungle, too, or i'll know the reason why.

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Alvaro Horne · Answer 1

I'd say that the quotation by Huck's father in chapter 5 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that is an example of irony is C. "and looky here-you drop that school, you hear? i'll learn people to bring up a boy to put on airs over his own father and let on to be better'n what he is."

I believe this is ironic because most parents today want their children to be smart and educated, unlike Huck's horrible father.