Examples Of Irony In The Ransom Of Red Chief

Irony quick write In the Ransom Of Red Chief, the main idea is that two men named Bill and Sam need money. So they go to a town and steal a child, who turns out to be a brat. there is a great deal of irony used. Although the child tortures Bill and Sam, the child loves them. This is shown in the Ransom Of red Chief in this short phrase ‘and fastened himself as tight as a leech to Bill’s leg.”( pg 25) Another use of irony is that they stole the child to get money. They are willing to pay money to get rid of him. it is shown in this phrase “ You bring Johnny home and pay two hundred fifty dollars in cash.” ( pg 24) The reason why the irony is so funny is because it goes completely against what they were going for
(paying money instead of getting money.) In the gift of the Magi, the main idea is a poor couple gives away their most prized possession. They give away their most prized possessions for each other Christmas gifts. The irony is they get gifts for each other’s most prized possessions. This is not funny, but touching.They gave away what meant the most to them apart from each other. this phrase shows the man gave away his prized possession. “ I sold the watch to buy you the

Her friend Sue does everything she can to get her to stop dieing. So while Sue is painting a picture of a man she tells the man of Johnsy’s depression. In the middle of the night the man paints what he calls his masterpiece. It is a painting of the leaf, so then Johnsy does not die until it is her time. He died in Johnsy’s place from pneumonia, because he was out all night painting the leaf. This sentence, shows this.” Oh, my dear, It is Behrman's great masterpiece-he painted it there the night that the last leaf fell.” ( pg 18)The irony is depressing one of their friends painted a picture to keep Johnsy alive. He died in her