According to “19 Most Ironic Facts of all Time,” from Buzzfeed, the 1996 version of Webster’s Dictionary had 315 entries that were misspelled. As many know, irony is found in daily situations. They could be with family, vacations, and even appearances. To illustrate the idea of irony are three short stories: Sherman Alexie’s “Because My Father Always Said He Was The Only Indian Who Saw Jimi Hendrix Play ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ At Woodstock,” Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” and Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s “A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings: A Tale for Children.” While all three short stories have different characters and conflicts, the connection is shown by irony.
In Sherman Alexie’s short story, he brings out several examples …show more content…
The first example of irony is about the grandmother wanting to go down a dirt road to stay away from The Misfit. It is expected that they would not see The Misfit. Instead, they find The Misfit on their little journey. In the reading it states, “There was a secret:-panel in this house,” she said craftily, not telling the truth but wishing that she were, “and the story went that all the family silver was hidden in it when Sherman came through but it was never found…” (O’Connor 5). The example shows that she was talking them into going off the path to make sure she stays away from the Misfit. The next example of irony is about the murdering of the grandmother. The reader expects that The Misfit will let her go after the way she talked to him. Oppositely, he kills her. In the reading it states, “Why you’re one of my babies. You’re one of my own children!” She reached out and touched him on the shoulder. The Misfit sprang back as if a snake had bitten him and shot her three times through the chest” (O’Connor 13). Even though the grandmother had reached out to him, The Misfit killed her as if she hadn’t said anything at all. As one can see, the turning points of O’Connor’s short story are shown by irony to add …show more content…
The first example is the look of the angel. It’s expected that an angel look young and beautiful. Oppositely, the angel is dirty and old. In the reading it states, “He was dressed like a ragpicker. There were only a few faded hairs left on his bald skull and very few teeth in his mouth, and his pitiful condition of a drenched great-grandfather took away and sense of grandeur he might have had” (Marquez 1). The angel obviously didn’t look like an angel and was in need of help like and expected angel isn’t. The second example of irony is when the angel leaves. The reader expects that the family would be sad and hurt that the angel had to leave because they had gotten multiple nice things. Instead, the wife, Elisenda, is relieved. In the reading it states, “Elisenda let out a sigh of relief, for herself and for him, when she watched him pass over the last houses, holding himself up in some way with the risky flapping of a senile vulture” (Marquez 4). The angel had been a miracle in their life and they aren’t upset to see it go as shown by the sigh of relief. In conclusion, Marquez’s has used many examples of irony to increase the level of interest to the
In Sherman Alexie’s short story, he brings out several examples …show more content…
The first example of irony is about the grandmother wanting to go down a dirt road to stay away from The Misfit. It is expected that they would not see The Misfit. Instead, they find The Misfit on their little journey. In the reading it states, “There was a secret:-panel in this house,” she said craftily, not telling the truth but wishing that she were, “and the story went that all the family silver was hidden in it when Sherman came through but it was never found…” (O’Connor 5). The example shows that she was talking them into going off the path to make sure she stays away from the Misfit. The next example of irony is about the murdering of the grandmother. The reader expects that The Misfit will let her go after the way she talked to him. Oppositely, he kills her. In the reading it states, “Why you’re one of my babies. You’re one of my own children!” She reached out and touched him on the shoulder. The Misfit sprang back as if a snake had bitten him and shot her three times through the chest” (O’Connor 13). Even though the grandmother had reached out to him, The Misfit killed her as if she hadn’t said anything at all. As one can see, the turning points of O’Connor’s short story are shown by irony to add …show more content…
The first example is the look of the angel. It’s expected that an angel look young and beautiful. Oppositely, the angel is dirty and old. In the reading it states, “He was dressed like a ragpicker. There were only a few faded hairs left on his bald skull and very few teeth in his mouth, and his pitiful condition of a drenched great-grandfather took away and sense of grandeur he might have had” (Marquez 1). The angel obviously didn’t look like an angel and was in need of help like and expected angel isn’t. The second example of irony is when the angel leaves. The reader expects that the family would be sad and hurt that the angel had to leave because they had gotten multiple nice things. Instead, the wife, Elisenda, is relieved. In the reading it states, “Elisenda let out a sigh of relief, for herself and for him, when she watched him pass over the last houses, holding himself up in some way with the risky flapping of a senile vulture” (Marquez 4). The angel had been a miracle in their life and they aren’t upset to see it go as shown by the sigh of relief. In conclusion, Marquez’s has used many examples of irony to increase the level of interest to the