What Is The Irony Of The Epilogue

In the novel “Ender’s Game” Orson Scott Card like to use irony. Irony is when the opposite of what is expected happens. The first example of irony is when Valentine is on the nets and she is writing under the name Demosthenes. The reason this is irony is because Valentine is a very loving and comforting person. On the other hand, Demosthenes is harsh and writes radical political viewpoints. Another ironic situation Card uses is Peter on the net writing under the name Locke. Peter is the opposite from Locke. Peter is a violent person and nails animals to the ground and watches them die. Locke, on the other hand, tries to spread the opposite message and fight for what is right and would never support what Peter does. Finally, Ender kills almost

Throughout analysis of Edger Alan Poe’s short story “The Cask of Amontillado” the readers are able to infer the intentions of the characters through Poe's use of irony. The character Montresor has been insulted by another character, Fortunato. As a result of Fortunato’s insult, Montresor vows to seek revenge on Fortunato by punishing him with impunity during the carnival season. To carry out his plot of revenge, Montresor creates a plan to sneakily rope Fortunato into examining a pipe of Amontillado because Montresor knows Fortunato prides himself on being a wine connoisseur. The Amontillado is supposedly located deep in Montresor's family vault which is where Montresor plans to bury Fortunato alive. Poe implements various examples of verbal irony throughout his story in order for the readers to see Montresor’s devious plan be carried out in a unique way.

In the drama Trifles, Glaspell shows two main view points. That is how the men have the role of being the head of everything and how the women do not get as fairly treated and are only house maids to the men. She characterizes the men as not giving the women the credit they deserve for their hard labors each and everyday. The sheriff, attorney, and neighboring farmer help prove how in the past men were completely superior to women. By showing these two points it makes us feel more sympathetic for the women because of how they are treated. The women always have to go along with what the men tell them, even if they disagree. Since the men are distinguished from the women, the women form their own

“The world is made up of two classes - the hunters and the huntees.” In the short story ‘The Most Dangerous Game’ which was written by Richard Connell there are two main characters, Rainsford and General Zaroff. Rainsford thought that General Zaroff wanted to hunt with him when in all reality General Zaroff wanted to hunt him(Rainsford) himself. Richard Connell uses irony, theme and characterization to develop the plot and characters. The use of these literary devices suggests that Connell wanted to make the story more interesting and suspenseful so the reader can enjoy reading it.

Nature of a play- With this writing intended to be performed on stage, means that an audience has the opportunity to see the characters’ facial expressions and reactions during certain situations. Being able to see The Importance of Being Earnest on stage means that the viewers would’ve seen the encounter between Gwendolen and Cecily. Viewers also would’ve seen Gwendolen and Cecily’s reaction to learning that Ernest doesn’t exist and about how Jack and Algernon lied to them. As an audience they also would have seen how Miss Prism and Dr. Chasuble acted around each other. They also would have watched how Jack reacted after Algernon showed up as Ernest, when previously he just told Miss Prism and Dr. Chasuble he died. If his was written as novel, readers wouldn’t have to visualize a character’s reaction, and rely on stage

Is irony an essential component to any piece of fiction to enhance the storyline? There are three types of irony: verbal irony, situational irony, and dramatic irony. And Then There Were None, the mystery novel by Agatha Christie, exemplifies two of the three types of irony. Situational irony and dramatic irony are evident throughout the novel, and despite the fact that sarcasm and verbal irony are closely linked with each other, neither is found in this novel. General Macarthur’s death, William Blore’s death, Emily Brent’s death, Vera Claythorne’s amusement, and the alias of U.N. Owen all are instances of irony in the novel. And Then There Were None corroborates the claim that irony is integral in fictional writing to enhance the

Though Fortunato is an intelligent wine expert, his expertise leads him to his death. In Italian the word Fortunato means fortunate, something that he is not by the end of the story. In “The Cask of Amontillado” Edgar Allan Poe uses foreshadowing and dramatic irony and verbal irony to show Fortunato’s misfortunes which eventually lead to his death.

How would you feel if you tried you’re hardest to be good but only had bad things happen to you? It simply wouldn’t seem fair. This was the case for Jacob Blivens whom, “The Story of the Good Little Boy” was fictionally about. Try as he might nothing works out in the end for Jacob which is a lesson we all could learn from. You can do your best to achieve something but it doesn’t mean that in the end it will work out how you want it to. Twain’s opinion that Jacob lives his life for an unrealistic dream comes out in his use of diction, characterization, and irony.

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.

The light hurt Wolfgang’s eyes as he open his eyes and looked up into the sky.His eyes strained because he remembers everything, the beating and his experience at Auschwitz.

Foreshadowing in a story is very hard to include, without making the next event too obvious. In the story “Lamb to the Slaughter” Roald Dahl uses elements of suspense to engage the readers to keep reading to see what happens next. Even though one may seem innocent and gentle, can turn powerfull in a second. The author frequently uses dramatic irony, plot twist and foreshadowing to create a story that is both creepy and mysterious.

At Willy's funeral when Linda says, “ Willy I made the last payment on the house today. Today, dear. And there'll be nobody home. We're free and clean.... We're free. We're free... We're free.” (1465). This quote helps to demonstrate the irony that now that he and Linda are free from their financial debt

Irony is an important device used heavily within both the context of The Canterbury Tales and “The Pardoner’s Tale” itself. The device is first explored in the deceitful personality of the pardoner, which is hidden by his charismatic and talented façade. The pardoner begins the prologue of the tale by describing how he preaches “the love of money is the root of all evil”, only to be guilty of the sin himself. Using fake relics and other tricks, he escapes labor by stealing from poor townspeople, and has seemingly endless greed. He excuses his behavior under the belief that as long as he teaches the right principles, he hasn’t harmed anyone. The situation is intensely ironic, as you would expect a man as seemingly intelligent and righteous to

Gabriel Garcia Marquez’ Chronicle of a Death Foretold portrays the traditional aspects of Colombian society in the 1950s, as Catholicism and social status continued to dominate other moral values. Political revolutions often pressured Colombian citizens to modernize their traditional views of religion and class, which only further pushed individuals to revert back to their original beliefs for comfort and familiarity. Marquez incorporates irony in his novella to demonstrate the differing expectations one would have in modern day society compared to those in twentieth century Colombia, further illustrating the dark humor Marquez employs in Santiago Nasar’s death. This device reigns crucial to the end of the novella, where the Vicario twins murder

In the “Tale of Two Cities,” Dickens weaves irony throughout novel by installing ironic deaths and situations in order to show the reader that retribution will never be achieved, especially in the face of war. For example, in Book 3 Chapter 10, Charles Darnay is taken in for a second trial in Paris during the French Revolution. During the trial, the third witness was announced unexpectedly, Dr. Alexandre Manette. In Darnay’s first trial in Paris, Dr. Manette persuaded the Jury to not find Darnay guilty with a crime he ceased to do. Furthermore, Dr. Manette did not want him imprisoned, for Darnay is his daughter’s loyal husband and his granddaughter's loving father. But, before Dr. Manette met Darnay he had condemned Darnay’s entire family line