Irony In The Kugelmass Episode

Dramatic Irony in Cyrano de Bergerac HOOK. Dramatic Irony occurs when a certain character knows something that another character doesn’t know. Cyrano de Bergerac consists of love, sword fights, eloquent ballads and dramatic irony. Cyrano even though he is chivalrous and eloquent he is conscious of his abnormal nose. Christian on the other hand is handsome but not eloquent.

God would not have created humans if they were not meant to make mistakes. Everyone is prone to making mistakes, but they only become valuable when you take a lesson out of them. The main character, Duddy Kravitz, goes through a tough upbringing, in a family that continuously discriminates him. Throughout the story, he makes grave life mistakes which allow him to see the world more clearly. The discriminatory attitude of his family makes him go through a process of self-awareness and an understanding of his identity. Duddy’s persistence in following his ambitions allows him to face conflicts and explore his self-identity. In the novel by Mordecai Richler, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, Duddy Kravitz’s life experiences and the

The short story “ To Serve Man” by Damon Knight has many examples of both verbal and situational irony as well as many examples of symbolism. The author’s use of these literary techniques creates an interesting and entertaining story, with both well-developed characters and underlying theme. That leaves the reader bother entertained and shocked when the use of all these techniques come together and form a surprising twist ending. The strongest example of verbal irony is the use of the title.

Joyce Meyer once said, “Discipline is your friend, not your enemy.” Throughout history, parents have used this ideology to ensure children obey and respect authority. Ray Bradbury used his story, “The Veldt”, to make the point that discipline is essential for proper growth in adolescence. He believes that if parents do not discipline their children, it will lead to their demise. In the story, when the parents, Lydia and George, do not discipline their children, Wendy and Peter, the children lost respect for their parents.

Its seems to me that "The Necklace" is a better example of situational irony because, in "The Necklace" the author gives the main lead character an actual punishment where the characters has to spend the rest of her life paying for her greedy mistake. In "Lamb To The Slaughter" the main character did not receive any type of punishment, at the end of the day she got away with the murder of her husband. In "The Necklace" when she was invited to the party with her husband she said "Oh nothing. Only i don't have an evening dress therefore I can't go to the affair." Even before the the actual party started Mathilde was already complaining about how she did not have the necessary clothe to wear for the party.

William Penn Warren’s All the King’s Men is novel that explores the political society and its influences. Like several politicians in modern society, several characters have qualities that seem unsuitable to the impression that have made. These ironies in All the King’s Men reveal how the characters have flaws, which can result in critical consequences. Jack Burden, Adam Stanton, Judge Irwin and Willie Stark are characters that with ironic traits.

Irony in The Giver Reflects Irony in Real Life Lies and irony are a major part of Lowry’s The Giver. Lowry creates a dystopian society that values precise word choice and honesty; however, the community is built on the lies and irony. Irony makes this novel interesting and makes me wonder about the ironies in my own life. Irony is used throughout the plot.

The new desire for an uncomplicated life also stops him from developing a relationship with the opposite sex. Instead of pursuing females, he admires the “pattern” of their clothing from their “round Dutch collars” to their “silk stocking”. Krebs’ view of females is that they live “in such a complicated world” full of relationship issues. These issues keep him away because he does not want “any consequences” from the complications of a female. Krebs sees the girls as a “nice pattern. He liked the pattern”, but he cannot break into their pattern because it would deal with emotions. He believes that breaking the emotional pattern would not be worth the results.

Furthermore, Krakauer, in the structuring of his book, presents the reader with great amounts of irony, both dramatic and situational. Fairly early in the story, we know that Chris is dead, and Krakauer uses this to an ironical advantage. By already knowing his fate and his background, the reader is able to see the irony is Chris’ death. By dying in a bus in tandem with dying only a couple of hours from civilization, Chris was not truly in the wild. Once again, Krakauer makes the reader sympathize with Chris, for he died not able to fulfill his dream and escape from society. Like in the bus, he was trapped within society, unable to escape no matter how hard he tried. His use of periodic sentences solidifies this idea. Specifically, when Krakauer travels with Chris’ parents to the place of their son’s death.

A strongminded man who has everything going for him, nice job nice car, great friends, etc. comes home every night to a sick mother whom he takes care of after a long day of living a lavish life. His one weakness is his sick mother because she taught him everything. No one, not even his best friend knows about his other life and so that 's how he keeps it. Oh the irony right? Big strong man afraid to live his truth in fear of change and facing his reality. In The Metamorphosis, author Franz Kafka speaks on a character name Gregor, who somehow manages to transform into a hideous insect, and the ironic life he lives. During the story Gregor has a family whom he cares for, a job as a salesman, and a lack in

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Initially the professor is dignified and elevated – described as an “honored guest” and “humble”. Through this technique the responder is able to recognize his importance and is also able to see his egotistical nature, as he compares himself to great artworks such as “Rodan’s Thinker”. As he surrenders to his temptation for the young school girl, though, a subtle shift in power is evident. Like the boy in The Glass Jar the professor is seduced by temptation and falls from grace.

Throughout the novel, there is an obvious disparity between anxious, balding Kugelmass and the glamorous and romantic life that he wishes to lead. It begins with Kugelmass’ description of his family: he had “two dull sons” and a wife that “let herself go and swell up like a beach ball” (Allen 348). His judgment toward his family is comical because he is so disgusted by his wife who has “let herself go” when in reality he is aging and doing the same. There seems to be an incongruity between how Kugelmass sees himself and how others see him. This first dialogue in the story that involves Kugelmass belittling his wife effortlessly serves the purpose of creating a distance between the reader and the main character so that he/she is able to laugh at his mishaps throughout the story. The reader must not

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