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Examples Of Situational Irony In Lamb Of The Slaughter

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The stories "The Necklace" and " Lamb of the Slaughter" bot show situational irony.I believe that "Lamb of the Slaughter" does a much better job of showing situational irony throughout the story. "The Necklace is about a lady named Madame Forestier who agrees to let Mathilde borrow her diamond necklace. Mathilde ends up losing the necklace and works for 10 years to buy a new one. Mathilde is a low-class lady so we understand that this was very hard for her. When she finishes paying off the diamond she decides to tell Madame Forestier that she lost the necklace. Her response was that the necklace was fake and and was only worth fifty hundred francs. One way this story does a good job establishing irony is by using foreshadowing.When Mathilde
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