Which is an example of irony? O A. A man applies for a job as a court jester, even though the story
takes place during modern times.
OB. A woman argues against deforestation by dressing up as a tree
and blocking a team of loggers.
O C. The shyest girl in school gives a confident speech in front of the
entire student body.
OD. A man enters a hot-dog-eating contest but decides that he doesn't
want to pay the entrance fee.

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explanation:

we need the speech to be able to answer your question, reply with it and i'll reply with the answer.

hey! what was the rest of the question?

answer: the correct answer is that he still ridicules people that look different.

explanation: in "the nose"   by nikolai gogol, the author sets up a satirical view of russian society. the book is divided into three parts and tells the story of collegiate assessor ('major') kovalyov, who gets up one morning without his nose. he later finds out that his nose has developed a life by itself, and has apparently surpassed him by attaining the rank of state councillor. the short story showcases the obsession with social rank that plagued russia after peter the great introduced the table of ranks. by allowing commoners to attain hereditary nobility through service to the state, a large population was given the chance to move up in social status. this opportunity, however, also gave way to large bureaucracies, in which many of gogol's characters worked.