In both “Like the Sun” and “The Open Window”, the authors use paradox and irony. The stories have different conceptions of how truth, deception, and honesty play a role in the management of chaos. The two stories show how the absence of truth makes life more manageable, yet at the same time, it is a horrible thing. In this essay, I will explain the elements of truth, irony and paradoxes in the stories.
In “Like the Sun”, the author uses paradox when he states that the headmaster’s music was a “medley of sounds that assailed his eardrums”. This means that the music was awful, and hurting his ears. The sentence contradicts itself, saying it was a medley even though it was really awful. The main character in the story wanted to go an entire day,
In “Like the Sun”, the author uses paradox when he states that the headmaster’s music was a “medley of sounds that assailed his eardrums”. This means that the music was awful, and hurting his ears. The sentence contradicts itself, saying it was a medley even though it was really awful. The main character in the story wanted to go an entire day,