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Role Of Irony In Shirley Jackson's Short Stories

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“Irony is the foundation of a well written short story”. Shirley Jackson is the author of famous short stories such as “The Lottery” and “The Possibility of Evil”. Shirley is well known for her dark and sometimes humorous style of writing. Her themes and conflicts are usually pertaining to the peculiar things that humans, will do upon one another. When “The Possibility of Evil” and “The Lottery” were introduced in 1948 the public were not pleased with Jackson’s gothic, controversial style of writing. One common thing among Shirley Jackson’s short stories is the use of irony to enhance the story. Irony plays an important role in both “The Possibility of Evil” and “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson because it helps develop the conflict and theme
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