This is considered situational irony, because one expects that a world where everyone is finally equal would be a positive thing, but instead, there is a lot of grief and oppression of those with higher than average abilities. Later on in the story, George and Hazel are watching a group of ballerinas dance on a television program. Hazel comments, “That dance—it was nice,” and George agrees, but he thinks “They weren’t really very good—no better than anybody else would have been, anyway.” The ballerinas were weighed down with sash weights and masks to hide their beauty. This is considered situational irony because generally, ballerinas are expected to be graceful and beautiful, unhindered in their leaps and spins; unfortunately, they are weighed down and rendered as graceful as any other person. At the climax of the story, Diana Moon Glampers, the Handicapper General, shoots Harrison and the Empress ballerina dead. Immediately, George and Hazel’s television burns out, and the couple is given time to process what had just
This is considered situational irony, because one expects that a world where everyone is finally equal would be a positive thing, but instead, there is a lot of grief and oppression of those with higher than average abilities. Later on in the story, George and Hazel are watching a group of ballerinas dance on a television program. Hazel comments, “That dance—it was nice,” and George agrees, but he thinks “They weren’t really very good—no better than anybody else would have been, anyway.” The ballerinas were weighed down with sash weights and masks to hide their beauty. This is considered situational irony because generally, ballerinas are expected to be graceful and beautiful, unhindered in their leaps and spins; unfortunately, they are weighed down and rendered as graceful as any other person. At the climax of the story, Diana Moon Glampers, the Handicapper General, shoots Harrison and the Empress ballerina dead. Immediately, George and Hazel’s television burns out, and the couple is given time to process what had just