Irony In Ransom Of Red Chief

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Have you ever heard the saying be careful what you wish for. you often hear the movies books and short stories. Theme is the meaning of the story. Short story Ransom of Red Chief by O'Hara in the movie Home Alone have comment themes. One example in the book that says crime doesn't pay if they had to give Ebenezer towards the $250 to get rid of the kid . I can prove this by the crooks wanted $2,000 and butt. They couldn't stand the kid and the dad made them pay for him.Another thing is for instance from the movie one thing that shows crime doesn't pay. Is when they tried to rob Kevin's house but Kevin and they were coming at 9. He got ready in my traps and stop them. I can prove it by he wanted to protect their and stop the crooks. For …show more content…
The police and maybe some lazy bloodhounds . I know this because they want to find the essay people . They could find to kidnap their son and they had the most money in the town . Another reason for this with the other criminals from home alone . I know this because they dressed up as a cop to skope . Out the other house to find out who was the best to rob . The movie Home Alone has many examples of irony in them . One type of irony is verbal Irony . one example of verbal irony from ransom of red chief . For instance this verbal irony is there was a town down there as flat as a pancake . I can prove this verbal irony by its called . Summit like a mountain top but it is as flat as a pancake . Another form of verbal irony for home alone . The author states that when they said no marvel tomorrow . I can prove this by she wanted some things done . Know but and he said when . Another form of irony is sichawashenal one form for sichiwashinal irony . Is for Ransom of Red chief . The text states that Bill was counting out two hundred and fifty dollars into Dorset's hand .I can prove it by the wanted dorset to give them money for the boy. Sichiwashinal irony from home alone

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