<span>General Barker bustled about the house like a woman preparing Thanksgiving dinner for twenty.
This is the best example of irony. The excerpt describes General Barker, who occupies a traditionally very masculine profession, preparing for the demonstration of the most destructive weapon in the history of mankind as if he were a woman bustling about the house preparing Thanksgiving dinner. This juxtaposition creates a sense of irony. </span>
J.K. Rowling is the author of Harry Potter
(that's what she is known for)
hope this helps
It would be, A. because he struggles and get's through the toughness.