Tragic irony

At some point during the life of every person there comes a moment when fear of the unknown takes over and life starts to look disconcerting and alarming. Even though we do not know how a collection of atoms miraculously formed from the entropy of the universe to create the first organisms on Earth just the thought of it is both astounding and befuddling. We as a society may never truly discover the origins of life or life before the universe but we have the ability as a society to look at the world

Sykes “Flannery O’Conner” Human conflict is going to happen in the world no matter the situation. It is sought out to resolve these matters without tragic aftermath, but in some cases that cannot be so. Flannery O’Conner writes two short stories “Everything that Rises Must Converge” and “A Good Man is Hard to Find” using characterization, setting, and irony to show the racial and egotistic ways of the 1950s and 60s in the South. The theme of race is awoken through the violent self-realization moments

literary elements in important ways, but Lamb to the Slaughter was more effective in its use and enhanced the story more with its use of literary elements and writer’s craft. The Lamb to the Slaughter has many instances where imagery, verbal irony and dramatic irony are evident. The author, Roald Dahl, uses word choice to paint a vivid image in the reader’s mind. He used imagery in the very first paragraph when he describes Mary Maloney’s house; he uses very descriptive language to show how the house

had on that dreadful day when he found out that he was cursed by the gods, destined to kill his father and marry his mother. This tragic story of the cursed man is told in Sophocles' play, Oedipus the King. This essay will examine one of Oedipus' speeches, found in lines 1183 - 1194, made before he learns of his appalling fate. It is a passage full of dramatic irony. We, the audience, know the truth. Even Jocasta has just come to realize the facts, but Oedipus is still

In his poem, “War is Kind,” Stephen Crane strongly exemplifies and criticizes the effects of war on those indirect victims from an ironic perspective. The poem begins with the speaker telling a woman not to cry for her lover who has died in the war; he tells a child and a mother the same sentence. Through the poem, the speaker tells the readers in an ironic tone why the war is good; he remembers the battlefield, the drums, and the trenches. In each of these images, readers can appreciate that the

The Story of the Hour by Kate Chopin and The Interlopers by Saki are short stories that will leave you on your toes till the very end. Both stories deal with death, freedom, independence, and power. But, in those very ways they are alike, they are very different. While one is trying to be free by letting someone go, the other is trying to be free by forgiving someone and letting someone in a new friendship. The characters from both short stories are trying to have a new start and let go of a life

Louis Mallard had a heart disease that was taken very serious by her family members, when the news came out about her husband's death her family made sure to break the news to her very sincerely. Her family and friends had no clue on how to break the news to her. Once she was made aware of what had happened to her husband, Louis went up stairs to let what had occurred process through her mind. She was astounded when she heard that Mr. Mallard was in a fatal railroad accident, she could only think

Stephen Crane's The Open Boat and Jack London's To Build A Fire Stephen Crane’s short story, “The Open Boat” speaks directly to Jack London’s own story, “To Build A Fire” in their applications of naturalism and views on humanity. Both writers are pessimistic in their views of humanity and are acutely aware of the natural world. The representations of their characters show humans who believe that they are strong and can ably survive, but these characters many times overestimate themselves which

when the earthquake occurred, he had “skipped” when his duty was to be in control of keeping members of the church in place to die in a crumbling structure. Mark Twain successfully illustrates how “prominent citizens” could be selfish. Twain shows irony when a minister who supposedly evokes the concept of helping others and being selfless, yet he himself abandoned everyone to save himself. Twain also uses sarcasm to mock people by mentioning a lady, who fell down the stairs along with a statue and

MACBETH & DRAMATIC IRONY      The story of Macbeth written by the infamous William Shakespeare is an excellent storyline known and taught as a great piece of literature. Even after the creation of this tale almost 400 years ago, this wonderful written work is still admired and known all over the world. It is an adventure of a noble and truthful hero who is overcome by the lust for power and by greed. His aroused hunger for authority and supremacy leads to him losing