Irony In Legend By Marie Lu
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In the novel Legend, the author, Marie Lu uses a literary technique called irony. The effect of Irony on the reader in this context can make a plot twist much more interesting. At this point in the story June Iparis, the only person in the entire republic to get a perfect score on the trial is in Batalla hall disguising herself as a street beggar. She needs to do this so that her target, Day, will not notice that she works for the government. June is about to depart on her classified mission when she thinks of her brother, Metias. Metias had died an unexpected death mere hours ago at the hands of Day. She thinks to herself “Metias would've shaken his head at me. You can't afford to go alone on a classified mission, June, he would say. You
In the novel Legend, the author, Marie Lu uses a literary technique called irony. The effect of Irony on the reader in this context can make a plot twist much more interesting. At this point in the story June Iparis, the only person in the entire republic to get a perfect score on the trial is in Batalla hall disguising herself as a street beggar. She needs to do this so that her target, Day, will not notice that she works for the government. June is about to depart on her classified mission when she thinks of her brother, Metias. Metias had died an unexpected death mere hours ago at the hands of Day. She thinks to herself “Metias would've shaken his head at me. You can't afford to go alone on a classified mission, June, he would say. You