Analysis Of About A Boy By Nick Hornby

Irony is a very big part of a story, because it can create new elements in a story. Some of these elements may include humor and theme. "The Ransom of Red Chief" is a great example for this.

Irony is a technique that uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning. For example, dramatic irony is a type of irony which is shown in the first Shrek movie. Fiona loves Shrek but only Donkey and the audience know. In this situation, dramatic irony is being created because the character Shrek does not know that Fiona loves him but the audience does. The short stories “The Lottery” the reader may find both situational and dramatic irony that both create the ironic ending.

Irony, a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result. Throughout Night there is use of situational and verbal irony. This use of irony keeps the reader interested. The use of irony causes the reader to know things that the characters often are not aware of.

Tobias Wolff’s memoir, ‘This Boy’s life’ explores his record of growing up in 1950’s post-war America. Frequented with tropes surrounding masculinity, identity, and relationships between individuals, Wolff retells his experiences beginning with Jack at age 10, attempting a fresh start with his mother, Rosemary, and continues throughout his adolescence, navigating toxic relationships and societal expectations. Jack’s compelling desire for a worthwhile identify results in him manifesting webs of lies and acting out in problematic means, cracking the façade of his virtuous nature. However, Rosemary’s troubled relationship complex of attracting abusive men, may act as a conduit and instigator towards Jack’s behaviour during his childhood and the

The constructions of characters are reasonable for the story. The main protagonist is Marcus, as in the title it is “About a Boy”. Stylistically, the shift in conversation between the major characters is studied. From the narrators perspective, Marcus is portrayed as a school boy and Will as a grown up man. Their age, maturity level and their lifestyle differs. From the excerpt, the major characters are viewed to have opposing personalities as such, Marcus underwent a stressful life and Will had a very simple life, whereby Will, “…liked watching people’s problems on TV, but he’d never had anyone with problems on his sofa before.” Marcus hence is portrayed as a boy who is emotionally and mentally unstable and in need of help from someone. Moreover, readers could imply that Will is a caring person as he is concerned about Marcus and his parents. As these contradicting personalities encounter each other, slowly their relationship flourishes. As a result of construction of character, the readers adopt a specific character’s actions and thoughts which have a lasting impact on

A character’s perspective often changes the more they grow and develop. James Moloney’s award winning novel “A Bridge to Wiseman’s Cove”, follows the journey of awkward teenager, Carl Matt, as he leaves his hometown to stay with his manipulative aunt in a small beachside town. Throughout the text, Carl grows from insecure teenager to confident young man, which shifts his view of life. The novel uses dislocation, relationships, and events, to explore how Carl’s perspective changes as he develops as a character. The dislocation of the character early on in the novel forces Carl to become more open minded and less timid.

Irony is most commonly used in dialogue to express sarcasm and humor, however it can also be applied to add depth to literature. Mary Shelley employs irony in Frankenstein to emphasize the truth and prompt her readers to question pivotal concepts. Her use of irony does not intended for humor, but instead, she utilizes ironic devices to enhance her overall themes and convey the unpredictable consequences of actions.

Irony: The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning.

Due to the popularity of the book, many people commented on it and so there are many different ideas, which can be view differently according to the readers' own judgement. " The boy is after all doing what is required of human being to do: he is growing up, going away, making

In the book Hamlet by Shakespeare, irony is used numerous times in order to give the reader insight on what is going on. As stated in the Merriam-Webster dictionary, irony is an action that is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play. If this strategy were not included in this drama, it would take away the whole purpose. This play would consist of no suspense and would be extremely boring to the reader because the characters would know as much as the readers know. This allows for incite to what can happen in the future or what has happened in the past. The irony in this play ultimately revolves around Hamlet and his plan to achieve revenge with Claudius. From the play that Hamlet organizes

The author conveyed this through the literary device, known as irony, a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was

Nick Hornbys’ novel ‘About a boy’ is a tale of two people growing up in two very different ways. Throughout the novel both the protagonists lead a change of self, which is a direct result of the actions of each other. Essentially both the protagonists allow each other to take a look at the world from a different perspective. The journey that the two characters experience in growing up is alike that of our own growing up, in that we have experiences that allow us to mature and become someone who is accepted by society. Both the characters give each other an insight on the way in which they lead their lives that allows them to better deal with their own problems. Each character helps the other fit in with his social class by showing them

Irony is the use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning. It is used throughout poetry and allows the reader to analyze and differentiate what seems, and what actually is. There are different types of irony including verbal, situational, and dramatic. Irony can be used in the titles of poems, or in themes and messages throughout them. There are many ways to interpret poetry, so irony is a powerful way of making a pointed comment or manipulating a reader's emotions.

An adult is an island and a boy is not an island; a boy is a part of the mainland. Being an island means doing everything by oneself. People can judge the person as being an adult or a boy by comparing adult traits with boy traits. In the example of the comparison between them, an adult has a steady income to live, but a boy cannot live without his parents’ support. However, this example is only compared from an economic perspective. Moreover, the distinction of being an adult and a boy is also determined by the mental age of the person. In the novel, About a Boy, written by Nick Hornby, there is Will, who is a 36-year-old boy. He earns money and lives by himself, but he is a boy because he does not want to be involved in any troublesome things, he is a self-centered person, and he makes lies to get a girlfriend.

20. Irony - an implied discrepancy between what is said and what is meant. The essence of irony consists in the foregrounding not of the logical but of the evaluative meaning. The context is arranged so that the qualifying word in irony reverses the