First,In Like the Sun, the irony is the main character is truthful for one day and everyone is upset about it. It is ironic because he is trying to do the right thing while everyone is upset about him doing it. Everyone was ok with him when he wasn’t truthful. The author Narayan uses Irony in this manner.
Next, the Paradox in The Open Window the girl tells lies to a man who is very nervous and it is mean. The paradox is that the man went to where the girl is to try and help