Multiple Situational Ironies In Josh Pachter's Invitation To A Murder

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“Invitation to a murder”

In the story, “Invitation to a Murder” written by Josh Pachter, the author portrays multiple situational ironies. One of the many situational ironies is how Eleanor Madeline Abbot had invited the twelve sleuths from all around the world to come to the murder of her husband, Gregory Eliot Abbot. She planned the murder on a specific date, time, and place; therefore it was a premeditated murder. Another example of the multiple situational ironies is that the amber bottle was medication for Gregory, causing him to die from lack of his medication. Eleanor Madeline Abbot had tried to reach the bottle three times to give her husband his medication. However, she did not reach it in time, because two men had stopped her. They

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