Situational Irony In O Henry's The Pearl

The Merriam Webster Dictionary defines morals as “the principles of right and wrong in behavior.” Since Huck is not particularly influenced by religious beliefs, his ideas of moral behavior are a tad different. In Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Twain shows Huck grow as a character from the start where he faked his own death, to the end where he decides to not turn in Jim. Huck considers Jim to be a friend, and the story reveals how Huck holds this friendship higher than other moral actions. Jim is a complicated subject for Huck because on one hand, he “steals” Jim from the widow, supports a runaway slave, and harbors a fugitive.

‘“you bring Johnny home and pay me two hundred and fifty dollars in cash, and I agree to take him off your hands.(52)”’ This statement is an example of situational irony because when a parent's child is kidnapped it is an instinctive reaction to do whatever you can to get your child back. What Johnny’s father is doing is the complete opposite and that creates the emotion humor for the

The original plan was to collect ransom for Johnny, not to have to pay to give him back. In the letter that Mr. Dorset sent to the two men, he stated, “You bring Johnny home and pay me two hundred and fifty dollars in cash, and I agree to take him off your hands” (52). Sam does not want to agree, mostly because this was not part of his plan to earn money, but Bill has had an awful experience with Johnny so he pays the

O. Henry has a very unique writing style. Throughout his novels, he uses examples of situational irony and plot twists to make the reader more interested. The Ransom of Red Chief, After 20 Years, and The Gift of the Magi are only a few of the 14+ books in which he puts his creative thinking and writing skills to work and includes plot twists and situational irony. The Ransom of Red Chief is a story about 2 men who kidnap a little boy and ask for ransom money from the family in order to get him back. In the end, the family gets the boy back and asks the men for ransom money to take the boy off their hands.

He blindly trusts that people will not succumb to greed or treat him differently “Kino, so that he became curiously everyman 's enemy... The neighbors looked at the pearl in Kinos hand and they wondered how such luck could come to any man.” (23-24) In this quote we can see how Kino showed everyone in his village the pearl and they all became his enemy in a sense because greed had overtaken them.

With the growth of society and the fast pace of everyday life, people had slowly forgotten their sympathy and ethical responsibility. In the “Can The Law Make Us Be Decent?” contributed by Jay Sterling Silver, he expresses his feeling of irritation how people goes unpunished even though they stood by to watch people dying. People should be punished for ignoring others in need of help because it’s inhumane. People should be penalized for overlooked the troubled one because they didn’t support those in need even though they have the ability to help. In the article, “If Decency Doesn’t, Law Should Make Us Samaritans” written by Gloria Allred and Lisa Bloom is about the car crash of Princess Diana.

He described the empire as selfish, powerful, and careless. In his novella, Kipling mentioned that “Englishmen are not usually softened by appeals to the memory of their mothers.” This quote is a prime example of the thought process of the British Empire. The men were brainwashed to think in a way which impacted their feelings about their own mothers. Doing this helps to ensure that the men are focused about their task so they can get the jobs done quicker and in the right way.

Shaw also questions “the desirability of a high social class” in life through Eliza’s father, Mr. Doolittle (LitCharts). However, Shaw does not accomplish this through what Mr. Doolittle says, but rather through how Mr. Doolittle gives his speech on the criticism of society. During Mr. Doolittle’s speech, he hilariously and frustratingly “laments all the anxieties and troubles that his new wealth brings with it” (LitChart) In doing so, Mr. Doolittle was trying to indicate how he missed his conventional, humbler way of life, even though his old way of life was undesirable to most people. By establishing this, though, Shaw was inducing the idea that upper-class society was undesirable; however, Shaw also made it seem like lower-class society was not desirable either earlier on in the play with the description of how Mr. Doolittle used to live prior to becoming wealthy.

Dolphus a rich white man that has a colored wife and family hides the truth from society. While Mr. Dolphus is talking to Scout about why he does what he does, he tells her that, “Secretly, Miss Finch, I’m not much of a drinker, but you see they could never, never understand that I live like I do because that’s the way I want to live. ”(Lee 268). He lives the way he does so he can live in peace and not have to deal with the constant prejudice of others in the town.

His family seems concerned by what ever it may be, so much so that he leaves them for the military and upon returning, settles in to New York not going back to live near his family. This something that would cause familial problems in a prominent family in 1922 would have to be his sexuality, perhaps? Upon reading this book, one can notice that the narrator, Nick, is an especially flowery writer, and he’s unnaturally observant. And everything that he says he saw, or notices is on purpose, and is there for some reason. It can also be concluded that Nick can’t stand the obscenely wealthy.

Jay Gatsby lives his life through corruption, devotion, and his resolve to control. Gatsby has a firm devotion for things and people he desires; he feels that if he achieves material wealth, he can live a countless life. Gatsby corrupts himself due to his yearning for social status and wealth, as Nick says; “his imagination had never really accepted them as his parents” (104). The idea of his imagination not accepting his parents shows his yearning for wealth.

The law was even on their side because they had money to support the one’s being elected. The poor would get a law in place and no sooner would the big companies get it revised with stipulations that made the laws unenforceable. Reece’s article brings these subjects to light for all to see, if you read the story. More people need to understand the coal industry from this point of

During the late 1950s and early 1960s, the people of America were changing. John Steinbeck knew this and figured out that it was finally time to go on the journey of a lifetime. In his novel Travels With Charley: In Search of America Steinbeck sets out on a journey across America, with his poodle Charley, in search of the true spirit of America and the people living in America. Steinbeck felt as if he had not known if what he was writing about was entirely truthful. Steinbeck felt like he needed to rediscover America because he felt like Americans themselves were changing.

In the book “Of Mice and Men,” John Steinbeck uses characterization to demonstrate the humans are self centered, and that they don’t pay much attention to others. To begin with, Steinbeck shows that humans are self centered through the use of characterization. After Lennie dies, Carlson says, “now what the hell you suppose is eatin’ them two guys.” (Steinbeck 107). This dialogue serves to remind us that even though someone just died right in front of them, they don’t honestly care.

The novel Fahrenheit 451 written by Ray Bradbury is an outstanding book that demonstrates a lot of irony. Irony is the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect, according to Oxford Dictionaries. There are three types of irony. which are verbal, situational, and dramatic irony. In most cases, verbal irony is referred more to when words express something contrary to what someone says.