Examples Of Situational Irony In Araby

“Araby,” is a story of emotional passion carefully articulated by the author, James Joyce, to mark the end of childhood and the start of adolescence. It is told from the perspective of a young boy who is filled with lust for his friend, Mangan’s, sister. He lives in a cheerless town on a street hosting simply complacent families who own brown faced houses that stare vacantly into one another. The boy temporarily detaches himself from this gloomy atmosphere and dwells on the keeper of his affection. Only when he journeys to a festival titled Araby, does he realize that his attempt at winning the heart of Mangan’s sister has been done in an act of vanity. Joyce takes advantage of literary elements such as diction and imagery to convey an at times dreary and foolishly optimistic tone.

Situational irony, also known as irony of situation is when a set of circumstances turn out to be the opposite of what considered or expected to be appropriate. In “The Parsley Garden,” Al’s final action of shocking his mother by rejecting a job offer and money he earned from working at a store is an example of situational irony. First, one would expect that Al would accept the job and money to support his mother financially and mentally. The Condraj family lives in a state of poverty where the single mother works extremely hard to make ends meet. The mother “…had to be up at five to go to work at Inderrieden’s, packing figs.

“The Eye of the Beholder” uses situational irony and the ending was opposite of what you expected. It builds up until her face bandage is taken off in the end and she has what we would describe as “a normal” face. Throughout the video, you hear how her face has always been different and how she has gone through many treatments to get her face somewhat like other’s faces, but all failed and her face stayed the same, making you think that her face must be really awful. The tension builds even more when he says that this would be the last chance for her ugly face to be fixed and that if this failed she would have to live in a community with her “deformity”. Finally, in the end, when the doctors take off her bandages it shows that she had what

The first literary device used by both of the authors in order to portray their thematic objective of loss of innocence is imagery. Imagery is the figurative language used by the author to give the reader a visual description of the objects or situations in their literary work. In the short story “Stones”, Sandra Birdsell uses imagery to describe the physical appearances of one of the main character’s named Mrs.Hallman. Mrs. Hallman was described by the author as “tall and slim, her red toenails sticking the end of her white sandals and she smelled like sweet William that grew in a patch beside the back patch" (pg173). As shown in the quotation the author uses descriptive words to enable the reader to imagine the character of interest. As an example, the authors use of words gives the reader an image of how beautiful and fashionable of a person Mrs.Hallman is and how sweet and strong the smell of her perfume is. On the other hand, in the short story “To Every Thing There Is a Reason” Alistair MacLeod uses imagery to describe places and events that took place in the story. She

"Araby" tells the story of an adolescent boy's initiation into adulthood. The story is narrated by a mature man reflecting upon his adolescence and the events that forced him to face the disillusioning realities of adulthood. The minor charac­ters play a pivotal role in this initiation process. The boy observes the hypocrisy of adults in the priest and Mrs. Mercer; and his vain, self-centered uncle introduces him to another disillusioning aspect of adulthood. The boy's infatuation with the girl ultimately ends in disillusion­ment, and Joyce uses the specific example of the boy's disillusionment with love as a metaphor for disillusionment with life itself. From the beginning, the boy

In the short story written by James Joyce, “Araby,” the reader encounters a young boy who experiences a growth throughout the story, in which he undergoes an epiphany and realizes that love can be disappointing. It is through the plotline that the reader can deduce the boy has given up on trying to win over Mangan’s sister. When the boy finally arrives at the bazaar, his hopes are immediately let down as he tries to buy Mangan’s sister a gift. The boy approaches a stall and spots a young lady working there. He quotes, “a young lady was talking and laughing with two young gentleman” (158). The boy notices that this lady was fibbing about something. This is the first clue provided by Joyce that the boy starts to realize something. He realizes

One of the main reasons that “The Story of an Hour” is able to have a plot that develops in such a short time frame is because it has an immense feel of irony from the first line to the last. Scattered throughout the story are several examples of situational irony, when the effect of an event is unexpected by the reader, and dramatic irony, when the reader knows what is happening, but the characters do not. One example of situational irony occurs when Mrs. Mallard walks upstairs to her room to be

What! Darth Vader was on the set of Labyrinth! How is surprise created in text? When the author uses the literary device of irony. Jim Henson uses three types of irony in Labyrinth to convey a strong sense of surprise. In this movie the Labyrinth he uses a type of irony called verbal irony. This irony is when the character say the opposite of the truth. Jim Henson also used a type of irony called dramatic irony This irony is when the audience knows something is about to happen but the character does not. Another irony Jim Henson used was situational irony. This irony is when the audience and the character knows what going to happen. Surprise is created by the literary device of irony.

Have you ever been told something that has just shocked you but hurt you at the same time? In Hamlet, emotions are running high and people are getting worked up, just like Ophelia. Along with Ophelia, Hamlet is feeling the same way, just with a different problem. All throughout so far, you can see a pattern coming along. Shakespeare uses mood, tone, and irony to develop the themes of a unrequited shock and hurt to characters.

Although the main character in the short story "Araby" and the speaker in the poem "Incident" both experience a loss of innocence the events leading up to their loss is not similar. The character in the short story "Araby" lost his innocence by developing a crush on a girl not knowing the feelings and attractions that came with having a crush on someone. The unnamed narrator in the short story developed a crush on his friend Mangan 's sister. The narrator 's friend and crush both live across the street from him. The narrator is being raised by his aunt and uncle who are both also unnamed. The narrator is so obsessed with the girl that he watches her stealthily everyday waiting for her to leave in the mornings so that he can follow her on part of his way to school. The narrator admits that he "Had never spoken to her, except for a few

Situational irony is when the opposite of what is expected to happen, happens. Situational irony is shown all throughout the story. One example is at the end of the story when Tessie is about to be stoned. Jackson says, “Mrs. Delacroix selected a stone so large she had to pick it up with both hands and turned to Mrs. Dunbar. ‘Come on,’ she said. ‘Hurry up.’” It is ironic because at the beginning of the story, Mrs. Delacroix and Tessie were talking with each other as if they were close friends. Tessie arrives to the lottery late: “‘Clean forgot what day it was,’ she said to Mrs. Delacroix, who stood next to her, and they both laughed softly.” The reader would think that Mrs. Delacroix and Mrs. Hutchinson get along because they are talking and laughing with each other, like friends do. It is unexpected that Mrs. Delacroix would select the largest stone, because she seemed to get along with Tessie just a short while earlier. This use of irony helps develop the characterization of Mrs. Delacroix. At first she seems like a nice friend to Tessie, but she quickly turns and rushes to stone

“Araby,” a complex short story by James Joyce is narrated by a mature man who reflects upon an adolescent boy’s transition into adulthood. The story focuses on the events that brought the main character to face his disconnect of reality. Love plays a distinct role in the boy’s delusion of reality, which Joyce relays from the beginning of the story. Minor characters, such as Mangan’s sister, The priest, Mrs. Mercer, and his uncle hold a vital role in the boy’s shattered innocence. Joyce uses these characters to introduce to the boy the hypocrisy, vanity and illusion of adulthood by highlighting their faults and later linking them to his reality.

In her story, "Araby," James Joyce concentrates on character rather than on plot to reveal the ironies inherent in self-deception. On one level "Araby" is a story of initiation, of a boy’s quest for the ideal. The quest ends in failure but results in an inner awareness and a first step into manhood. On another level the story consists of a grown man's remembered experience, for the story is told in retrospect by a man who looks back to a particular moment of intense meaning and insight. As such, the boy's experience is not restricted to youth's encounter with first love. Rather, it is a portrayal of a continuing problem all through life: the incompatibility of the ideal, of the dream

The story of “Araby” is that of a young boy probably about the age of adolescence who is having his first crush on his friends sister. Although the boy seems to have no intention of realistically perusing the situation when the girl

Although "Araby" is a fairly short story, author James Joyce does a remarkable job of discussing some very deep issues within it. On the surface it appears to be a story of a boy's trip to the market to get a gift for the girl he has a crush on. Yet deeper down it is about a lonely boy who makes a pilgrimage to an eastern-styled bazaar in hopes that it will somehow alleviate his miserable life. James Joyce's uses the boy in "Araby" to expose a story of isolation and lack of control. These themes of alienation and control are ultimately linked because it will be seen that the source of the boy's emotional distance is his lack of control over his life.