Well isn’t it ironic, don’t you think?
“Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly. He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids goodbye, He waited his whole life to take that flight and as the plane crashed down he thought "Well isn't this nice...and isn't it ironic... don't you think,” According to lyrics from Alanis Morissette’s song Ironic. This is related to situational Irony because the guy was afraid to fly and since it was his first time flying it is the opposite of what was expected to happen. Included in all three stories they have situational for example the Father in Alexie’s story, the angel in Marquez’s story, the grandmother and the vacation in O’Connor’s story. Although all three stories are written by different authors in different
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time periods, the use of situational irony is evident in all of them. To begin Sherman Alexie’s short story contained several instances of situational irony. The first instance situational irony is shown with the Father’s emotions towards the war. (Alexie 25) “In his hands my father holds a rifle above his head, captures in that moment before he beat up a National Guard private lying prone on the ground. A fellow demonstrator holds a sign that is just barely visible over my father’s left shoulder. It read make love not war.” This demonstrates an instance of situational irony, by the Father trying to stop the war and he ended up starting one with the National Guard. The second instance of situational irony is shown by the father and son relationship. (Alexie 26) “Here’s how the ceremony worked. 1. I would wait for my father all night. 2. I would throw Jimi’s tape into the stereo when he arrived. 3. Jimi would start playing as soon as my father arrived. 4. My father would weep, hum, and pass out on the kitchen table. 5. I would fall asleep under the table with my head by his feet. 6. We would dream together until the sun came up.” This demonstrates situation irony because, a father usually takes care of the kid, instead, Victor was taking care of the father ; Victor feels they are spending time together then even though the father isn’t really spending time with him. Even though Alexie’s shorts story contains several instances of situational irony, O’Connor’s short story does as well. To continue, Flannery O’ Connor’s short story contains a couple instances of situational irony.
The first instance of situational irony is shown by, the idea of going on vacation. (O’ Connor 2) “Let’s go through Georgia fast so we won’t have to look at it much, John Wesley said.” This demonstrates an instance of situational irony because when one goes on vacation one would want to take your time and relax. The second instance of situational irony is shown by, the grandmother when she said she would never bring the children in the direction of a criminal.( O’ Connor 1) “ I wouldn’t take my children in any direction with a criminal like that a loose in it.” This demonstrates an instance of situational irony because towards the end of the book the grandma leads them in the wrong direction towards the misfit and she even brought the cat who was not supposed to be along on the car ride; which causes the accident that leads the misfit to them. Even though O’Connor shows several instances of situational irony, Marquez does as …show more content…
well. Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s short story demonstrates several main instances of situational irony.
The first instance is shown by, the unexpected attendance and appearance of the Angel. (Marquez 1) He was dressed like a rag picker, with a few faded hairs left on his bald skull, with very few teeth in his mouth, and a pitiful condition of a drenched great grandfather.” This demonstrates an instance of situational irony by, the condition of the angel, most people would expect the angel to be holy, beautiful, young, and in good condition. The second instance of situational irony is how the angel is treated. (Marquez 2) “During the first days, when the hens pecked at him, searching for the stellar parasites that proliferated in his wings, the cripples pulled out his feathers to touch their defective parts with, even the most merciful threw stones at him, trying to get him to rise so they could see him standing. The only time they succeeded in arousing him when they burned is side with an iron for branding steers.” Situational irony is shown by, the people treating the Angel horribly; even though one would think if it was an angel they would treat the angel politely. As one can see, all three stories all had several instances of situational
irony. “Well isn’t this nice, isn’t this ironic don’t you think?” In Alanis Morissette’s song she repeats these words at the end of a verse, which one would probably say after reading the stories written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Sherman Alexie, and Flannery O’Connor. To begin with the Father in, “because my father said”; between his emotions towards the war, and his relationship with his son. Next the Angel in “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” between how he was treated and looked. To end with the Grandmother and the vacation in “A Good Man is Hard to Find”. One would read these and see that Marquez, Alexie, and O’Connor shared a common feature in all their stories; they all had the feature of situational irony . One whom might have read these stories before would be able to see the situational irony that seems to connect all these stories
In “Invitation to a Murder” by Josh Pachter, situational irony is used an extremity of times. The first example comes from the title of the story. Eleanor Abbott pre-planned for there to be 12 renowned men in the criminal justice system invited to witness the death of her husband! Once they were there, she planned to blame them on his death! This is ironic since these men are busy fighting murder, and here they are about to be blamed for one! The following example comes in when the men come over to the Abbott household.
For situational irony I choose the novel or movie .”The Maze Runner.” The situational irony that happened in this story was when Alby and Minho try to examine a weird creature.They wanna bring it back to the glade where they live ,but the griever is actually alive and injuries Alby.Which it makes it difficult to go back to go to the glade.This is situational irony,because now they're trapped inside the maze with the griever with one injured person.
Situational irony is used in both O’Henry’s “The Ransom of Red Chief” and “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant but the effect of the techniques on the tone of each story is very different. In O’Henry’s story, the protagonist, Red Chief, is being kidnapped by two criminals, Bill and Sam. There are many ironic events that occur in the story. For example, the reader expects Red Chief to want to go back home to his family but instead, he is having the time of his life. As hard as Bill tries, he cannot even send him home. Bill utters to Sam, “‘I showed him the road to Summit and kicked him about eight feet nearer there at one kick’” (6). This is comical because it is using a literary technique known as slapstick comedy. The reader can imagine Bill swinging his leg and kicking Red Chief all the way back to Summit. Another example of situational irony in the story is that the reader would expect that Red Chief to be scared but what is actually happening is that Bill is terrified. While speaking with Sam, Bill complains about Red chief yet again, “‘I’ve stood by you without batting an eye ...
The central theme of Flannery O’Connor’s three short stories is irony. Her stories are parables, that is, short stories with a lesson to be learned.
In conclusion, many examples are given throughout the novel that exemplifies all three types of irony: situational, verbal, and dramatic. There are many more examples, like Bernard wanting attention and John’s suicide. His suicide can be an example of irony, with the reader hoping that John (the revolutionist) might succeed, but John taking his own life. Irony plays a huge role in the book, pointing out that no society can be perfect and that some laws are broken by the creators themselves.
Situational irony is the first type of irony in “The Most Dangerous Game”. In the story, Rainsford finds himself on a mysterious island where he does not know anyone, and he thinks no one knows him as well. Rainsford knew, however, that he was not alone on the island because he heard gunshots the night before followed by, “a high screaming sound, the sound of an animal” (10) before he made it to the island. Rainsford realizes then that he will not be alone on this island. Later that day, Rainsford met General Zaroff. General Zaroff addresses him, “[i]t is a very great
Irony is a useful device for giving stories many unexpected twists and turns. In Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour," irony is used as an effective literary device. Situational irony is used to show the reader that what is expected to happen sometimes doesn't. Dramatic irony is used to clue the reader in on something that is happening that the characters in the story do not know about. Irony is used throughout Chopin's "The Story of an Hour" through the use of situational irony and the use of dramatic irony.
In A Conversation With my Father, Grace Paley uses irony to show how not every story ends happily. In the real part of the story the father just wants a plain and simple story but his daughter gives him this scenic tale about a mother and son. The story does not end happily so the daughter tries to continue it in order to form a more perfect ending. The daughter believes that everyone has a second chance and there is an opportunity to make things end well. “She’s only about forty. She could be a hundred different things in the world as time goes on.” The father disproves of his daughters outlook. He says “Truth first. She will slide back,” knowing that not every story will end happily mainly his own. The irony involved is that the father knows
Another example of situational irony comes when Julian's mother sits next to the black boy on the bus. Even though she was undeniably racist she had a spot in her heart for children, she labeled them all as “cute” and she placed black children in a even “cuter” category. Julian's mother attempts to play peek-a-boo with the child and the child's mother gets upset and yells at the boy. Julian's mother is trying to be kind to the boy yet his mother doesn't want him to talk to the white lady.
Westwood, M,’’ what are the example of verbal, situational, and dramatic irony in ‘’ the story of an hour’’ E notes Inc., 30 Sept 2013. Web.17 March2014
There are many symbolic and ironic references in this story. Symbolism is when the author uses an object, person, place, or experience that represents more then what it is saying. Such as in the movie Harry Potter, the scare on his forehead just doesn’t represent a pat injury. It represents love of his parents that gave their lives for him. Irony is the opposite of what is said or intended for the audience. There are several forms of irony. There are verbal, situational and dramatic ironies. Verbal is opposite of what the speaker has intended such a sarcasm. Dramatic is when the reader know something that the characters don’t such as in scary movies when u know where the killer is hiding but the characters don’t. Last is situational, it is when an unexpected situation occurs that was opposite of what the characters and audience expects.
For example, “Oh, my poor Mathilde! Why, my necklace was paste. It was worth at most five hundred francs” (73). The irony in this is that Madame Loisel borrows the necklace to order to feel beautiful and wealthy, and it turns out the necklace was a fake. The necklace gave her a false perception that if she wears it she will look wealthy even though it had no value. If Mathilde had only swallowed her pride and told Madam Forestier she had lost the necklace, then she wouldn’t be in debt. This would of lead to an entirely different ending. Another example of situational irony is right before this. For example, “Do you remember that diamond necklace…Yes, Well? Well I lost it. What do you mean? You brought it back. I brought you back another one just like it” (73). The tone Forestier uses when speaking seems like she did not open up the case the necklace was in therefore not noticing a difference. This is situational irony because if she had only checked the box then she would have realized the necklace was not the same and everything would have turned out all right. The use of irony was to show that if Madame Loisel have told the truth and given up her pride, then she would not have had to live a life of
Situational irony is when ?the result of an action is the reverse of what the actor expected?(Literary Terms, e-text). There are several cases of situational irony in ?The Tragedy of Othello.? The first case is in Act I Scene III. Brabantio warns Othello of Desdemona?s deceptiveness. Othello says to this, ?my life upon her faith?(1. 3. 293). This statement means that Othello believes in Desdemona?s honesty and loyalty so much that he would give up his life if she were untrue. This is ironic, because later on in the play...
Another illustration of irony is the way Nora treats her children as if they were dolls. This is situational irony because Nora is treated like a doll by her husband, and by her father when he was alive. She says "I passed out of Daddy's hands into yours.
An example of this is, Beth says to Sally (who is covered in mud), "Oh Sally, you look so nice today!" The comment from Beth is made out of spite, simply rude and unkind. Sally understands that Beth's real meaning is not what was said. The second form of irony is situational, this form is often confused with cosmic, the difference between the two is minimal. Situational irony is a contradiction between what is expected to happen and what happens.