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Examples Of Situational Irony In Lamb Of The Slaughter

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The story "The Necklace" and "Lamb of the Slaughter" both show situational irony. "The Necklace" shows a better job of showing situational irony. I chose the story "The Necklace" because it showed a lesson. The lesson it showed was that you should always tell the truth no matter how bad it is. Telling the truth can save you a lot of trouble, for example in the story it says "I bought you another just like it .And we've been paying for it for ten years now.You can imagine that wasn't easy for us who had nothing." Matilda was telling her that she lost Mme's necklace and ten years later told Mme that she lost her necklace but bought another necklace for thirty-six thousand francs. All Matilda had to do was tell Mme she lost her necklace
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