Examples Of Irony In Lamb Of The Slaughter

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The most situational irony passage is "The Necklace" because it gives us a moral of to be grateful of anything. In the "Lamb of the Slaughter" shows irony but not really situational. In "Lamb of the Slaughter" the moral is betrayal. In "The Necklace" Mathilde is unsatisfied with her life. In the "Lamb of the Slaughter" Mary felt traded on for someone else. In both stories they are unhappy with their life.

In "The Necklace" it gives us the moral to be grateful about the little things and appretiate. According to the text it states "Havent you have anything else?" This quote explains how ungrateful and greedy she was when she saw all of those other jewels and contiuned to be greedy. In the story it states that she has all the "nessaray" materials

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