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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).
Situational irony is when events happen that seem to be the opposite of what is expected. For example, in O.Henry’s short story “The Ransom of Red Chief” he uses situational irony to create humor for his audience. Also in Guy de Maupassant short story “The Necklace” he uses situational irony to produce a feeling of sympathy. By examining these two short stories, it is clear that author’s utilize situational irony to affect the reader’s emotions The short story “The Ransom of Red Chief” by O.Henry uses humor to affect the reader.
“The Ransom of Red Chief” by O. Henry contains several marvelous examples of irony. First of all, the story begins in a tranquil village called Summit which was handpicked by two kidnappers, Bill and Sam, who decided to kidnap a little boy in Summit called Red Chief because they presumed that Red Chief’s father, Ebenezer Dorset, would give them a lot of money, but, ever since the beginning, Bill and Sam who assume the roles of Old Hank and Snake-eye, respectively, in Red Chief’s game notice something quite peculiar about this boy. This boy is acting like he is having the time of his life, and he has so much energy that he completely terrorizes Bill. One day, when Sam asks Red Chief if he wants to go home, Red Chief answers with a childish,
Situational irony is a very strange thing. In the story “The Ransom of Red Chief,” by O. henry makes situational irony with a funny humor. For instance the boy, John, is happy to be kidnapped by Bill and Sam. When asked if he would like to go home he replys “Aw what for?, I don't have any fun at home.”
“The ransom of red chief” by O.Henry is a short story where two men kidnap a young boy, and it is filled with situational irony. Situational irony is when something happens that you wouldn't expect to happen. In this story, situational irony occurs through the town’s name, the kidnapping event, and the dad’s reaction to the kidnapping. To begin, situational irony occurs through the location of Summit, Alabama. a summit generally refers to the top peak of a mountain.
Situational irony is when something opposite and surprising of an action happens then what was initially expected. A story that we read that has a form of situational
Most of the time Surprises can be a good thing but with situational irony surprises can come in many forms. Situational irony is when the story has a twist. For example in Shirley Jackson’s short story “The Lottery” readers get a sense of horror when they find out that the lottery is not infact a raffle for prizes, but a raffle for who will be stoned to death. Situational irony is also shown in the short story “The necklace” by Guy de Maupassant. In this story though we are presented with a feeling of sympathy When the necklace Mathilde lost and became poor over was really just an imitation and she had worked for nothing.
Situational Irony Surprise is the feeling of shock that arises when something unexpected happens. Situational irony uses this feeling to its advantage and many writers use it in their stories to provide a plot twist; something that the audience would have never normally expected. When situational irony is used, it not only provides a feeling of shock but also another feeling to go along with it. For instance, in the short story “The Ransom of Red Chief” by O. Henry, the feeling of shock is accompanied by laughter because the plot twist is quite humorous. Another example would be in the story “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant, the twist involves a sense of pity for the main heroine.
Situational irony is an unexpected plot twist in the story which is used by authors to create surprise and feelings. Many authors use this device such as O.Henry in “The Ransom of Red chief” a humorous story and Guy de Maupassant’s “The Necklace,” a story that creates sympathy in the reader. By investigating the two stories, “The Ransom of Red chief” and “The Necklace,” it is clear that author’s use situational irony several times in their stories to change the way readers feel about the character or characters. O. Henry’s “The Ransom of Red chief” is a humorous short story that has several great examples of situational irony.
The enticing short stories, “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant and “The Ransom of Red Chief” by O. Henry, leave the reader aware of situational irony and the selection of emotional affects it can produce. O. Henry uses situational irony in the hilarious short story, “ The Ransom of Red chief” to deliver a humorous affect to the reader. For instance, the kid that Bill and Sam kidnap
Also, in “The Ransom of Redchief,” O. Henry creates a humorous feeling to the reader by using situational irony. By reading these two short story it is clear that both authors use situational irony to make the reader feel a different emotion than surprise. In Guy de Maupassant’s short story “The Necklace,” he creates situational irony that makes the reader
Situational irony is when the opposite of what should happen, happened. Four stories that used irony were The Gift of the Magi, The Necklace, The King is Dead: Long Live the King, and The Chaser. In the classic story The Gift of the Magi, there is a keen example of dramatic irony. In the story, Della and Jim are a very poor couple who barely
