Examples Of Irony In The Gift Of The Magi

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Irony by definition is a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result. Irony happens all around the world at random times and sometimes it ends up funny and other times it takes a dark turn. Irony can be funny in situations such as signs being next to each other that have contradicting sayings that confuse and or amuse the person who comes across it. The dark turn irony can take are things that result in death, abuse, etc. The Stories “The Gift of the Magi” and “The Censors” both contain ironic situations that happen to the characters.
In the story “The Gift of the Magi” written by O. Henry the ironic situation ends up being funny. Della and James are a married couple who

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