What is irony? The dictionary definition of irony is a difference in what is expected and what happens. The situational irony in the Ransom of Red Chief creates humor and develops a theme by Red Chief's father being paid to take his own son back. The irony in the story is entertaining by developing an unexpected ending. In the ending, the kidnappers, Sam and Bill, pay the father to take his son back.
The stories Ransom Red Chief and The Cask of Amontillado use dramatic irony, but portray different things with the irony. In the story Ransom of Red Chief they use dramatic irony when Bill was fed up with Red Chief. Then Bill left him in the Wilderness to find his way home,
Surprise can be used in many ways to conjure numerous emotions from the audience. Authors normally use a device called situational irony to provoke surprise, but surprise can come in different ways. Guy de Maupassant in “The Necklace” uses situational irony to elicit a feeling of sympathy from the reader. In “The Ransom of Redchief” by O. Henry, O. Henry uses situational irony to create a humorous surprise for the reader. After reading these two stories, it is obvious that authors use situational irony to get the readers feeling a specific way.
Have you ever had one of those moments where the opposite of what is expected to happen happens? This is called irony and it comes in many forms. In Ransom of Red Chief, by: O.Henry, irony is found on almost every page, but who is the most ironic character overall? The most ironic character is Bill because he can be followed without knowing, a little boy can make him scream like a woman, and he ends up having to pay off a ransom that he charged.
“The ransom of red chief” by O.Henry is a short story where two men kidnap a young boy, and it is filled with situational irony. Situational irony is when something happens that you wouldn't expect to happen. In this story, situational irony occurs through the town’s name, the kidnapping event, and the dad’s reaction to the kidnapping. To begin, situational irony occurs through the location of Summit, Alabama. a summit generally refers to the top peak of a mountain.
The situational irony creates a sense of humor in the reader. Another example of situational irony in “Ransom of Redchief” is instead of getting money for returning Johnny, the two men have to pay for him. The two men write a letter demanding fifteen hundred dollars for when they return Johnny to his home. Instead, the men pay to return Johnny, “You bring Johnny home and pay me two hundred and fifty dollars in cash, and I agree to take him off your hands” (52). The two men have a worse time kidnapping Johnny than he did.
Several examples of situational irony occurred. From the beginning, Eleanor planned the letter, organization, and dressed in black for the purpose of her husband’s death. She discovered she had dressed for her own death as well. Eleanor did not abscond with Gregory’s murder how she
Sometimes it provides the reader with suspense or humor. Other instances in literature, it is the backbone of the story, emphasizing a central idea. In many cases, such as in Khaled Hosseini’s, The Kite Runner, irony can be used to drive and propel the rest of the novel, making it a major component of the novel. Hosseini completes just this by using situational and tragic examples of irony to reveal truth in the deceitful, corruption filled and troublesome story of love and friendship between two half brothers.
Irony can be used to create humor, but in the stories “Thank You, Ma’am,” and “A Victim Treats His Mugger Right” irony is used to develop the central ideas. In two stories where an older figure treats the young in a kind manner and teaches them a life lesson. Normally when someone does wrong to another, the victim thinks no good of the other, when really they need to be taught what is right and what is
One example of Irony is how Peter talks about how unfair it is to pass the final exam because some people might have more fears than others, but then throughout the whole book Peter uses unfair tricks, such as when he stabs Edward in the eye, to try to gain his way to the top of the list. This is an example of situational irony. This is situational irony because the reader would expect that Peter would do everything fairly but then he turns around and does stuff like kidnapping Tris and Stabbing people's eyes out.
Emotions Created by Situational Irony Surprise is an emotion that leads to other feelings. Situational irony uses surprising twists to create other emotions. For example, “The Ransom of Red Chief” by O. Henry uses situational irony to instill humor in those who read the short story. Guy de Maupassant also uses situational irony in “The Necklace,” but the feeling he creates is one of justice. Both short stories, when analyzed, show the effect of situational irony on a reader’s emotions.
Situational Irony is when an event occurs that directly contradicts expectations (Teaching...1). During the story “Desiree’s Baby” Armand and Desiree have a baby, and everything is going great until the baby gets older. The baby starts to give off the appearance of an African and this causes Armand to be furious and unsatisfied for he claims he is a white man and at the time the Africans were considered low. He accuses Desiree unknown past for the cause of this and accuses her of being part African. He destroys his marriage and family and orders Desiree and the baby to leave and never come back.
Situational irony is the difference between what is expected to happen and what actually occurs. In the poem, a young girl wants to attend a freedom march, a type of political rally, in downtown Birmingham. Her mother fears the march isn’t a safe place for her daughter, so she sends her to church instead. The situational irony is that the mother expects that the church will provide a safe place for her daughter while the march would not. What occurs, however, is the opposite.
In the short story, “The Open Window”, author Saki (H.H. Munro) uses multiple types of irony to elaborate the sense of the mood to readers. Saki uses dramatic irony, verbal irony, and situational irony to show the differences between the characters’ mindsets and personalities. Using different types of irony in stories makes one able to better understand multiple viewpoints of the characters. Dramatic irony is when the reader comprehends what is going on in the story or knows something the characters do not. An example of dramatic irony is shown in context where Mrs. Sappleton waits for her family to come home.
Situational irony is described as, when what happens is the opposite of what you expect given the situation and characters. An example of this kind of irony is in the very beginning of the story, “When Gregor Samsa woke up from unsettling dreams, he found himself changed in his bed into a monstrous vermin” (Kafka 1156). This is considered situational irony because as the reader, we are not expecting a story to start out the with Gregor transformed into a beetle. Franz Kafka does a good job inserting multiple literary elements to his story to give it more detail, and by using situational irony he is making the story more
