Examples Of Irony In Fahrenheit 451

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All of these stories have some sort of irony in them. For example, in Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury starts of the novel with situational irony. He states “It was a pleasure to burn”(Bradbury 1). This is situational irony because Montag is later introduced as a fireman, and in today’s society a fireman is someone who puts out fire, not start them. Another type of irony in this novel is dramatic irony. Faber states, “This is some sort of trap” (Bradbury 78) while he is on the phone for the first time with Montag. This is dramatic irony because the readers know Montag is asking for help. The last type of irony in this novel is verbal irony. The best example is how Mildred calls the parlor walls her family and not montag. Irony is everywhere people just

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