Question 69 • ALT ENG 11 S2 Common Core ELA 11 2014 - ELA3011 B-CR
D is ironic because the people at home treat Krebs’s delayed return as ridiculous, even though he has been through the war and is struggling to readjust. The contrast between the seriousness of his experience and their dismissive reaction creates irony. The other excerpts describe his background, his lies, or the town’s appearance without the same contrast.
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