Situational Irony In 'The Ransom Of Red Chief'

Authors use situational irony to make stories humorous. In the story, “The Ransom of Red Chief,” by O Henry. Also the story,”The Necklace,” by Guy de Maupassant, the authors try to mix the reader’s emotions. Situational irony can make someone laugh, cry, or feel sorrow. It can make you feel sorrow for a character when something bad happens to them. Authors try to make his/her readers entertained while keeping them attached to the story.

How O. Henry creates humorous situational irony in, “The Ransom of Red Chief.” For instance, instead of the boy’s father paying the ransom for him, the kidnappers have to pay him. The father of the boy is not wanting to pay the ransom for his son back. The boy becomes such a hassle and a pain in the butt,