Situational Irony In The Ransom Of Red Chief

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The Ransom of Red Chief is an amusing story that contains many points of situational irony. Two guys are in desperate need of two thousand dollars, so the only way they can think of obtaining this money is by kidnapping. Next, they go into town to try and find a wealthy man with a child to snatch, and after sizing up their victim they forcefully grab him and head back to their camp. Among getting there, they discover that their hostage is more than a handful to contain, and begin to question why they took him in the first place. His scheming tricks and ruthless pranks are starting to scare the two guys, and they begin to contemplate if he is worth the money. Find out what happens to the poor men and the rambunctious little boy by reading this clever story of …show more content…

Situational irony is when something happens that was unexpected and some may refer to it as a plot twist. One count of this was during the video when the men were kidnapping the young boy. The tired parents did nothing about the kidnapping even though they witnessed the whole thing unfold right in front of them. This is very bizarre, usually your parents are supposed to protect their children but the young boys parents seem unconcerned and almost happy to see their child leaving. Another section of text that is full of irony, is when the two males, Sam and Bill, ask for the ransom money to return the child. Instead of paying the money, which is what was expected, the humorous father insist on the men paying him two hundred and fifty dollars to take the annoying child off their hands. This is very ironic because usually your loving father would pay any amount of money to get you back. However, this time the little boys guardian will only take him if he is paid. Situational Irony is usually added to a story to make it ludicrous and captivating, which is the exact reason it is added in this story and into the brisk

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