Irony In 'Because My Father Always'

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“I'm bad and thats good, im not good and thats not bad, but theres no one I’d rather be than me” this is a quote I’ve heard in a movie i once seen “Wreck it Ralph” and it is ironic because hes saying hes a bad person and thats good and hes not good and thats not bad, well if your bad thats not good it opposite. Another reason it is ironic is because in the movie ralph tries to help the girl escape the game before the whole place gets destroyed but she can't leave the game because she is a glitch so therefore they can't leave and this big king beetle picks up ralph and takes him away into the air above this valcona thing, but really it is coca-cola and the top is filled with mentos so if any get knocked down it would have a reaction, well …show more content…
Jimi Hendrix waited for my father to come home after a long night of drinking. Heres how the ceremony worked: 1. I would lie awake all night and listen for the sounds of my fathers pickup. 2. When i heard my father's pickup, i would run upstairs and throw Jimi’s tape into the stereo. 3. Jimi would bend his guitar into the first note of “The Star-Spangled Banner” just as my father walked inside. 4. My father would weep, attempt to hum along with Jimi, and then pass out with his head on the kitchen table. 5. I would fall asleep under the table with my head near my father's feet. 6. We’d dream together until the sun came up. The days after, my father would feel so guilty that he would tell me stories as a mean of apology. They was so good together and then the dad ends up leaving the sun when he takes off on his motorcycle. The second one is the

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