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The Ransom Of Red Thief Rhetorical Analysis

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In the short story “The Ransom of Redchief” by O.Henry there is situational irony to create humor and excitement. The main character Johnny got kidnapped and was having the time of his life. He never wanted to go back home or to school. When he was making trouble at the camp the two kidnappers Bill and Sam ask him if he wanted to go back home but he does not want to “‘Aw what for’ says he’ I don’t have any fun at home.”’ (41). Whenever one of them asked Johnny got upset and refused. Bill and Sam though that they were going to receive money in the return of Johnny. That was their plan all along, to keep Johnny for a bit and have his father begging for them to give him back and pay the fee that they were asking for. They were asking for a high

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