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Situational Irony In Antebellum South Analysis

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It is ironic for this character to say such a thing since home is a place of safety and the antebellum South was such a hard place for a black woman to be in. Butler presents some type of situational irony within this scene since, this place is the greatest danger for the character, by law. This character is a Black woman and in the antebellum South, to be a woman and black, is a dangerous combination.
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