Making difficult decisions show up in life more often than realized. These choices can alter a

The short story “Just Lather, that’s all” by: Hernando Tellez has a very dramatic/suspenseful plot. The way Hernando Tellez captures the dramatic/suspenseful feeling is by using dramatic and verbal irony in the short story. There are many time he uses these forms of irony in the short story.

Additionally, in the short story “The Possibility of Evil” the reader will find dramatic irony, situational irony, and verbal irony. Lastly, in the short story “The Skating Party” there is situational irony shown at the end of the story which is foreshadowed throughout the story. The short stories “The Possibility of Evil”, “The Skating Party”, and “The Lottery” all culminate in an ironic ending that is upon a more critical reading, foreshadowed throughout the story. While reading the short story “The Possibility of Evil” the reader comes into contact with dramatic irony. An example of dramatic irony is shown when Miss Strangeworth drops one of the letters that she wrote and she

In the story “Just Lather, That’s All” by Hernando Tellez, the author sets the protagonist in a society where he is faced with a dilemma. There is a conflict, struggle, and theme that the barber is faced with. The reader anticipates which decision the main character is going to choose, and how it would affect the story. The thoughts that filled the Barber's mind helps creates the inner-makeup of his character, and his struggle to determine what is right and wrong. The conflict that he faces involves a must vs. can’t, which identified the central theme the author is trying to make. The outcome to the story is a lesson in, which the reader can identify and applied to their own lives. Destiny and morality are a central theme to the story

The best feeling one can experience is winning a prize. For example, when one wins the lottery, one is excited, however not the lottery in the story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson. The lottery in this story represents a certain kind of irony known as situational irony. Now, this is not the only example of irony included in this story there are also examples of verbal irony and dramatic irony. In The story “The Lottery” there are countless instances of situational irony, verbal irony, and dramatic irony that presents readers with the barbaric ways of the town and allows readers to have an insight on the town’s issues.

“Just Lather, That’s All” proves that decisions people make and the dilemmas they end up in reflect largely on their personalities. Decisions show everyone what kind of person you are (enthusiastic, depressed, anger-deprived, intelligent, careful, judgmental, etc.) This short story is about a war between the governments’ military forces and the protestors (‘The Rebels”). During this war, there was a local barber in the town. The captain (of the troops against the protestors) came into

There are three principal sources of interest in narratives: suspense, mystery, and irony. In the narratives “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner and “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Ronald Dahl, irony is a primary source of interest. Irony is defined as a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result. In both of these cases, the use of irony by the authors greatens the impact the pieces have on their audience. In both “A Rose for Emily” and “Lamb to the Slaughter”, the authors have numerous pieces of irony throughout their respective stories; this use of irony creates a better reading experience for the reader.

The reasoning and thought process behind any decision will dictate the outcome of the situation, as it is affected by prior knowledge and experience, which is necessary in predicting how an event will play out. In both “The Day of the Last Rock Fight” by Joseph Whitechill and “Lather and Nothing Else” by Hernando Tellez, the authors use fear driven characters who are in similar situations regarding immorality. However, the events leading to and reasoning behind their thoughts remain very different despite the fact that the circumstances they find themselves in are alike in nature. This is portrayed through the barber and Ronnie’s contrasting beliefs and impact from society. It is also shown through the variance in the decision making process carried out by the two individuals. Ronnie habitually makes hasty decisions that will benefit himself, whereas the barber makes calculated and selfless decisions. Through the two stories it is explained that the latter will result in a better conclusion, as being selfish and too quick to act can lead to unexpected personal and external conflicts. The opposing outcomes highlight the idea that the ways in which decisions are made are extremely influential, regardless of the circumstances.

Between the stories of “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Poe, and “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber” by Ernest Hemingway, the authors are able to control these stories through the use of irony, defined as a “contrast or incongruity between expectations for a situation and what is reality. This can be a difference between the surface meaning of something that is said and the underlying meaning” (http://www.literarydevices.com/irony/). Within these short stories, each author has been able to bring the reader into the story by giving them the opportunity to endure the thoughts and feelings of individual characters which include the taste for revenge, and the bitter truth of a marriage. The way irony is placed into the stories has

The two stories “The fall of a city” by Alden Nowlan and “Just Lather Thats all” by Hernando Tellez, both showcase how the main characters similarily are affected by their own and others actions.

Life’s challenges can shape peoples lives in both positive and negative ways. In “Shaving” by Leslie Norris, “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost, and “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst we watch how difficulties affect these characters. They show how the hardships either cause the protagonist to excel or fail and deal with the consequences. Hurst, Frost, and Norris all use literary devices to show how the characters handle their problems and how it ultimately affects them Both Hurst and Norris use diction to show how their characters deal with illness in their family.

The central theme of Flannery O’Connor’s three short stories is irony. Her stories are parables, that is, short stories with a lesson to be learned.

Additionally, an illustration of irony shown in this novel is when Ethan wins money from the lottery, yet his girlfriend, Allie wants him to return some money to Boots; the individual who gave him the lottery ticket. She commends Ethan on doing the right thing saying, “I know how much you wanted that money for your car, Ethan, but it was the right thing to do.” (p.196). Ironically, she does not know that he did not give the money to Boots, but instead uses it for a car. This exhibits dramatic irony as the readers know that Allie is led on.

In the short stories “A&P” by John Updike and “I Want to Know Why” by Sherwood Anderson, the protagonists experience powerful epiphanies. In “A&P” the epiphany occurs when the protagonist, Sammy, realizes that by quitting his job to try and impress some girls, his life will never be the same. In “I Want to Know Why,” the protagonist’s epiphany occurs when his hero, a jockey, brags to an unsavory woman in a brothel about winning a race, taking the credit away from the horse and making the protagonist realize that people are not always what they seem. These epiphanies are strengthened by the authors of both stories tightly controlling the characterization of the protagonists. The protagonist in “I Want to Know Why” experiences a stronger epiphany than the protagonist in “A&P.”

The topic of discussion for this essay is a story written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman called "The Yellow wallpaper. Firstly, several pieces of evidence within the text prove that the genre of the story is irony, in accordance with Frye 's "theory of myths". This essay shows exactly how those instances exemplify the genre of irony. Additionally, from a deconstructive point of view, there is a central binary of constraint and freedom. The examples from the text show both evidence of constraints within the story as well as freedom. Thus, proving this to be the central binary of this piece of literature. Finally, these two aspects can be used to show the similarities between this text and the short story "How to Become a Writer" by Lorie Moore.

These excerpts are two very different story, yet they have the same moral, it doesn’t matter what or who you are, it about what you can do. This essay is going to be about that, I will provide two pieces of dialogue and explain how they reveal aspects of the characters, and provide four incidents that propels the action in these two stories, and finally I will review everything in the passage below.