Irony in a Text Situational Irony means about the same thing as a discrepancy between what is expected to happen and what actually happens. A story that has situational Irony is the Ransom of Red Chief. The situational Irony in the Ransom of Red Chief creates humor and develops a theme by the characters expecting one thing to happen, but another does. The irony in The Ransom of Red Chief creates humor because they tried to kidnap a kid for money but in the end they didn't get any money.…
Through Lennie’s physical power he is often incapable of controlling himself resulting in disasters for instance the unintentional killing of animals such as the mouse. Slim’s puppy is a symbol, which embodies the triumph of the strong over the weak. Lennie kills the puppy accidentally by ‘petting it too hard’ equally in the way that he ‘petted the mouse too hard’; however he fails to acknowledge his own strength. Even though no one is stronger than Lennie, he can be portrayed as a harmless animal as he is unconscious of the vicious powers that surround him. The author has used irony to show that no matter what mental state you are, you can still own a certain degree of an alternative form of power.…
Irony in The Kite Runner In the book The Kite Runner irony is present at many points. Khaled Hosseini gives the readers many examples of irony. The textbook definition of irony is the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. The themes are betrayal, love and karma. Below is the explanation of those themes.…
Utilizing irony advances the character development in novels, and Khaled Hosseini’s implements it in The Kite Runner. In Hosseini’s The Kite Runner, the fate of irony entwines with the lives of Amir, Baba, and Hassan. Certain and significant incidents in each of those character’s life experiences irony, whether it be directly or indirectly, in a different manner throughout the novel. Characters experience irony differently in the The Kite Runner, therefore Amir discovers relief by it because of attempting to earn redemption and his father’s recognition, Baba settles in guilt by it due to “stealing the truth,” and Hassan coyly recognizing it by listening to Amir’s story and serving as Amir’s contrast.…
At the beginning of the novella “Of Mice and Men”, Steinbeck describes the two main characters, Lennie Small, a large man who is mentally challenged and George Milton, a small and intelligent man. We already see a literary element, verbal irony with Lennie’s last name, Small. This exemplifies irony because Lennie is, in reality a large man, making his last name ironic. Lennie and George exhibit an interesting relationship, that is said to be similar to that of a dog and his master in the novel. Throughout “Of Mice and Men” it is frequently shown that George does most tasks for the group.…
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest If someone else was manipulating and the engineering one’s idea of society and normality, what would one expect? This is the case in Ken Kesey’s 1962 novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Chief Bromden, a schizophrenic patient, articulates the novel, and the setting takes place in an insane asylum with a strict tyrannical administrator, Nurse Ratched.…
Edgar Allen Poe is famous for his poems and short stories; particularly his dark, mysterious horror stories. What makes his stories so chilling, captivating, and powerful is his technique of using irony. In “The Cask of Amontillado”, various kinds of irony are on display from beginning to end in this illusive tale through the characters, Montresor and Fortunato. Poe emphasizes on three different types of irony in this story to heighten the reader’s engagement: verbal, dramatic, and situational irony. Beginning with verbal irony, it is clear throughout the story that Poe utilizes this irony to communicate one facet, but mean another.…
“Who knows who you are ... A person is a novel: people don't know how it will end until the very last page. Otherwise it would not be worth reading to the very end”. Identity tell who some one is .…
We hold guilt, failure, and opinions, everyone does, no matter who you may be or what your story is, you have all of those characteristics. Everybody falls down every once in awhile, and people want to know why, well here’s your answer….we’re human, we can’t save everyone, we cannot uphold every promise, we may try to be what society seeks as perfection, but in reality, we are everything but perfect. Which is why the Narrator of “The Seventh Man” should let himself walk the path he walks everyday without feeling the slightest bit of guilt possible. In the end of it all, we have to be held responsible for our actions, and nobody in the universe can change that.…
The author uses verbal irony to help the reader better understand the characters, and give a glimpse of what they might do next. For instance, the wife knows the husband is going to pull out a gun without ammunition in it, It isn’t going to work” (Wright 4) “It’ll work, alright. It's going to work” (Wright 4).The readers knows the gun is not going to work, but the other characters in the story don’t. At this point in the story, we know everything the wife knows, but the husband does not know everything.…
The Quest of morals consists of these virtues Temperance, Silence, Order, Resolution, Frugality, Industry, Sincerity, Justice, Moderation, Cleanliness, Tranquility, Chastity, and Humility which imitates Jesus and Socrates. Benjamin came up with these thirteen virtues to arrive at moral perfection. He knew that even though he has intentions to do good his habit inclines him to do wrong at times and he wished to live without committing any fault at any time. Benjamin wanted to “CONQUER ALL THAT EITHER NATURAL INCLINATION, CUSTOM, OR COMPANY MIGHT LEAD [HIM] INTO.”…
An unknown author once said, “Some people create their own storms, then get upset when it rains.” Irony can be seen in three different ways, which include dramatic, verbal, and situational irony. Verbal irony is when the opposite of what is meant, is said. Dramatic irony is when the audience or some characters know something that others don’t. Situational irony is when when the opposite of what you expect to happen, happens.…
In the play The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, Hale pleads to Mr. Nurse about Rebecca Nurse’s arrest and states how important it is to believe the “Puritan” people who are blaming and pointing fingers at others with association to witchcraft. Hale believes the devil is in Salem due to what he has seen in court, which causes him to wonder why God has striken this Puritan town with such a punishment when speaking to Proctor. Arthur Miller’s purpose is to satirize the Puritan society by showing how gullible and quick-to-blame these people are in order to gain revenge and ultimately rid of people they don’t favor in the town showing how corrupt, hateful, and impure this society truly is going against Puritan fundamental beliefs and law. Arthur Miller uses the…
The novel, The Fault in our Stars, written by John Green includes a resolution that includes irony, however an alternate ending with the main characters passing away in conjunction would include an instance of irony. In the original ending of the novel, Augustus perishes from his cancer, while Hazel lives on. In the alternate ending of the novel, Hazel and Augustus would die in conjunction. However, unlike Green’s version of the novel, Hazel would expire in a motor accident. Thus, the alternate ending, as well as the original ending both incorporate situational irony.…
In the selection, “ The Mayor of Casterbridge” many themes are presented. These themes intensify the meaning of the book by teaching the reader lessons about real-life situations. These themes include: fate vs. freewill, the institution of marriage, love, dissatisfaction friendship, the indelibility of the past, self destruction and forgiveness of the past. While the book is centered around the mayor, Mr. Henchard, many of the other characters in the book portray some of the themes as well. Two of the themes that stood out most were, self destruction and forgiveness of the past.…