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Situational Irony In 'The Ransom Of Redchief'

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Situational irony can affect people in many different ways. Surprise is an emotion that often comes with almost all situational irony, but there are many other emotions that are felt as well. In O. Henry’s “The Ransom of Redchief,” situational irony is used to produce humor. When an original plan completely backfires, and has an opposite effect than what should have happened, people usually feel pity but because of the mischievous characterization, the effect will be humorus. A similar result comes from In “The Ransom of Redchief” the author, O. Henry, uses situational irony to produce humor. The narrator and his partner in crime, Bill, come up with the idea of kidnapping Ebenezer Dorset’s son, Johnny Dorset, to collect ransom. When they
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