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How Does O Henry Use Comic Situation In The Ransom Of Red Chief

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Usually when you think of kidnapping, you would never imagine the kid wanting to stay with the kidnapper, but that was the case in this story. O. Henry’s high level comedy “The Ransom of Red Chief” uses comic situation and comic character to convey the idea that things don’t always turn out the way that you wanted them to be. An example of comic situation was shown when, “[Johnny] had Bill terrorized from the start.” No one would ever think a kidnapper would be afraid of a little kid. Comic character was shown when, “a freckle-faced boy of ten, with bright red hair[..].” emotionally scarred two grown men. This comic character is amusing because it is surprising that a child described so innocently can have the power to not just hurt someone

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