Attention Getter: “Listen: our culture is saturated with irony whether we know it or not,”-Barbara Kruger.
Background Information: In the film Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Ferris, alongside his best friend Cameron and girlfriend Sloane, skip school to have one last day together. However, Ferris must hide his absence from not only his parents, but the high school principal, Mr. Rooney, who seems to want nothing more than to catch Ferris once and for all. The comedy in this film relies mostly on situational irony and exaggerated characters. In “The Ransom of Red Chief,” a short story written by O. Henry, two men plan to abduct a child from the richest man in town in hopes of a trade deal; they get the money and the father gets his son back. However,
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The contrast between Ferris’ personality and Cameron’s is blatantly obvious. Cameron is neurotic and worried constantly throughout the expedition. He is worried about the school finding out, about his parents finding out, about the car getting wrecked, and about not getting back home in time. Meanwhile, Ferris is as cool as a cucumber. He always has an answer for Cameron to force him to stop his worrying. Cameron is basically neurotic throughout the whole movie.
Reasoning: While Cameron’s persona is not essentially funny, it is comedic when taken into account the persona of his best friend. They are polar opposites. One can only imagine how they became friends in the first place and how they do so well together. He is the perfect trope of a fish-out-of-water stereotype. He never seems to fit quite in anywhere. Not at school; he is a geek. Not at home; he is neglected and replaced by his father’s automobiles. Not with Ferris; he is a bit of a downer when in comparison to the exuberant and charming persona of his best friend. So, as to how this character found himself in this predicament when it is blatantly obvious that he does not belong is the irony that appears throughout the film.
Link: Each character in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off has their own unique personality. Through the exaggeration of these personalities, the comedic irony shines through the entire film with each of the characters having a key role in the
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During the whole encounter with his kidnappers, there was a very relaxed tone. Johnny was not nervous at all and even tried to make conversation with them with his incessant ranting (O.Henry 4-5).
Reasoning: This presentation of Johnny and his total disregard for the situation he is put in is hilarious. One would expect a kid who is kidnapped to be nervous at the very least. More likely, they are crying for their mommies and throwing a tantrum-but he isn’t! He is making conversation and does not even want to go home! He thinks this is all a game. It is this naiveness of the boy that build upon the irony of the situation.
Evidence: Finally, Sam is the narrator. This whole kidnapping was his idea in the first place. However, as the story progresses, it is clear to see that the kid is tormenting the two grown men. In response, when the men write a ransom note, Sam signs the note as “Two Desperate Men” (O. Henry 10) and THEN end up paying the FATHER to take kid back (O. Henry 15).
Reasoning: similar to Ferris in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Sam does not quite fit into a category of a stereotypical comedic trope. However, the situational irony that surrounds him is what brings the comedic aspect to
I think his attitude and behavior started to change while his friends were going through tough times
In the Movie, “Ransom of Red Chief”, and in the book, there are some similarities and some differences. The first difference was Red Chief, or better known as Johnny. In the movie he was a small, blonde headed little boy, but in the story he was a small, red headed little boy with a bunch of freckles. In addition to that in the movie the kidnappers, bill and Sam, took red chief to the woods and set up camp, but in the book it states that they, bill, Sam, and red chief, slept in a cave and camped there. Last but not least was red chief. In the movie red chief also stole bill and Sam’s car and he also put a snake in bill’s bed, but in the story he did neither of those things.
Everyone else had stood around aimlessly and confused (other than Ponyboy who was right with Johnny), but Johnny was the one who really jumped into the action. This remarkable boy leaped into danger that would soon claim his life, without a second thought.
There is an immense amount of irony, because the kidnappers thought they would be in charge of the innocent, red-head boy, but he easily obtains the power. When first putting their plan into action, they are stumped when the boy throws a rock in Bill’s eye, in response to “...would you like to have a bag of candy and a nice ride?”(Henry, pg.2) The author uses this opportunity to implement sarcasm in this ironic moment, when “that boy put up a fight like a welterweight cinnamon bear,”(Henry, pg.2) and the thieves were finally able to place the boy in their buggy, after wrestling like they were in an arena. That little boy sure had a big punch. But, once they reached their cave, the unanticipated had occurred, “that boy seemed to be having the time of his life.”(Henry, pg.2) Sam and Bill planned to punish him and assumed he would be bawling to leave, however he smiled continuously and begged to stay. “I fell into a troubled sleep, and dreamed that I had been kidnapped and chained to a tree by a ferocious pirate with red hair.”(Henry, pg.3) Never would Sam have thought he would be the one fearing his victim, a ten year old boy. Their whole plan was to gain $1,500 from this torturous experience; but paradoxically, they ended up losing $250 to Ebenezer from their prior money, just so they could get rid of the boy.
Although Johnny did kill someone these are reasons why a boy named Johnny is innocent. Johnny is innocent and is the hero of the gang because he had saved kids from a burning church and he kept Bob from killing Pony. This proves that Johnny is a hero of the
Did you know even though nature can be beautiful it can sometimes be deadly.In The Most Dangerous Game, Rainsford begins to see the awe-instilling power of nature and how it can hurt us.
Johnny Cade was born on the first of March in 1949 and died at the age of 16 in 1965 due to his injury on his back. He had parents that didn’t care for him at all and abused him verbally and physically. His mother was alcoholic and ignored him all the time, his father in the other hand, abused him which made Johnny feel a sense of affection from his dad, he felt as even if he’s hitting him it was still acknowledging his existence. Although Johnny was young he had already been in fights, one that had left Johnny traumatized. Since he was in such a big fight before that left severely damaged, he tries his best to stay away from fights. However, he declared if someone would fight him again, he’d kill them with his own hands. Johnny did end up
...id that he was drowning Ponyboy and that Johnny had only pulled out the knife for self defense. I got this evidence from chapters 6 through 8.
Even though he was a skilled worker, he was proud, and full of arrogance. But after his terrible tragedy, his rude character died in the birth and death room, and Johnny was reborn as a more patient and caring person. He still won't take pity from anyone, but on the inside he is probably crying out for help. Although he has no one to talk to, he does have special talents that help keep him going strong.
William Penn Warren’s All the King’s Men is novel that explores the political society and its influences. Like several politicians in modern society, several characters have qualities that seem unsuitable to the impression that have made. These ironies in All the King’s Men reveal how the characters have flaws, which can result in critical consequences. Jack Burden, Adam Stanton, Judge Irwin and Willie Stark are characters that with ironic traits.
Throughout the historic course of literature, one story known as “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Cornell has incorporated specific types of irony for multiple differing and fundamental reasons. Situational irony is the first use of ironic elements that will be discussed in regards to the story. Situational irony is defined as “an incongruity that appears between the expectations of something to happen, and what actually happens instead ” (literarydevices.net). The story’s climax offers a unique twist to the plot as it includes an unexpected discovery, ultimately incorporating situational irony into the sequence of events. The story starts out with the introduction of the legendary hunter Bob Rainsford as he is shipwrecked and trapped on a deserted island. While staying on the island, Rainsford is introduced to the eccentric General Zaroff, who is a self proclaimed expert hunter as well. In short, the General turns out to be a sadistic psychopath who forces Rainsford into a game of “cat and mouse”, which causes Rainsford to fight for his life. This state of affair is considered to be situational irony because Zaroff defies the expectations of being a hunter to the audience. This is specifically shown in the text when Rainsford confronts General Zaroff in regards to what he is hunting:
Phil is married to Claire and he is a real estate agent. He cares for his family, he has a wonderful sense of humor. He doesn’t seem to be spending too much money. He dresses normal, and doesn’t talk about shopping. Cameron was a stay at home father for a while, but then started to work at a school once his daughter started kindergarten. He likes to be the center of attention, he likes to shop and spend money. He is really into clothing as well as furniture’s, and he shows passion for the items.
I see Charlie attempting desperately to act out of character. Adept at business he has shown ability, humility and perseverance. However, he seems to be out of touch with the manifested feelings of others his path has crossed.
Westwood, M. “What are examples of Verbal, Situational< and Dramatic Irony in ‘The Story of an Hour.’” E-Notes. E-Notes, Inc., 30 Sept 2013. Web. 17 March 2014
...d to be a jock and rough person who is really competitive as a wrestler. However he is actually pressured to be aggressive and competitive by his father, which he does not accept or like. Brian is perceived to be a genius, confident and nerdy person. However he is in fact pressured by his parents to exceed in school and do more than what he is capable of doing. As such, he breaks down when he gets bad grades which is a disappointment to his parents. Lastly, John is perceived to be a cold, “badass”, gangster type of person who harasses people with regret or remorse. However he behaves this way because his parents are abusive to him and treat him disgustingly. To cope with this, John behaves coldly. In The Breakfast Club various social psychological theories and concepts are demonstrated by the characters through the way they reveal their behaviors and inner selves.