Irony In The Cask Of Amontillado
There are many literary devices used in writing a short story. Some important literary devices are irony, symbolism, and imagery. This not only gives insight to the author 's style but it also allows the reader to understand the short story they are reading. In "The Cask Of Amontillado," by Edgar Allan Poe and "A Rose For Emily," by William Faulkner the use of irony, symbolism, and imagery are used to show readers what pride, revenge, and power will do to people.
The irony in "The Cask Of Amontillado" is indicated when Montresor states, "I continued, as was my wont, to smile in his face, and he did not perceive that my smile now was at the thought of his immolation" (217). Fortunato has no idea that his "friend" is going to kill him and Fortunato …show more content…
Emily 's house also represents her downfall. After her father dies the house becomes an eyesore which "smelled of dust and disuse- a close, dark smell" (Faulkner 315), indicating that Emily has let herself go becoming obese and lonely. Emily is also like a fallen monument because she once was a prominent person but now she is decaying. She has too much pride to let anyone know about her pitiful life as "she carried her head high enough- even when we believed that she was fallen. It was if she demanded more than ever the recognition of her dignity as the last Grierson; as if it had wanted that touch of earthiness to reaffirm her imperviousness" (Faulkner …show more content…
The description of Emily 's house indicates the death and decay of the old south, "…lifting its stubborn and coquettish decay above the cotton wagons and the gasoline pumps- an eyesore among eyesores" (Faulkner 315). Also, Emily 's lover, Homer Barron, name represents being sterile. According to Hal Blythe, from the Eastern Kentucky University, "Barron 's 'last name refers to the fruitless, or barren, union with Miss Emily '…. Even in death Barron and the bedroom are covered with 'patient and biding dust ', Faulkner 's traditional image of sterility." Another example of imagery is the "long strand of iron-gray hair" (Faulkner 321) found on the bed next to Emily 's dead lover showing Emily 's unwillingness to let the past
The irony in "The Cask Of Amontillado" is indicated when Montresor states, "I continued, as was my wont, to smile in his face, and he did not perceive that my smile now was at the thought of his immolation" (217). Fortunato has no idea that his "friend" is going to kill him and Fortunato …show more content…
Emily 's house also represents her downfall. After her father dies the house becomes an eyesore which "smelled of dust and disuse- a close, dark smell" (Faulkner 315), indicating that Emily has let herself go becoming obese and lonely. Emily is also like a fallen monument because she once was a prominent person but now she is decaying. She has too much pride to let anyone know about her pitiful life as "she carried her head high enough- even when we believed that she was fallen. It was if she demanded more than ever the recognition of her dignity as the last Grierson; as if it had wanted that touch of earthiness to reaffirm her imperviousness" (Faulkner …show more content…
The description of Emily 's house indicates the death and decay of the old south, "…lifting its stubborn and coquettish decay above the cotton wagons and the gasoline pumps- an eyesore among eyesores" (Faulkner 315). Also, Emily 's lover, Homer Barron, name represents being sterile. According to Hal Blythe, from the Eastern Kentucky University, "Barron 's 'last name refers to the fruitless, or barren, union with Miss Emily '…. Even in death Barron and the bedroom are covered with 'patient and biding dust ', Faulkner 's traditional image of sterility." Another example of imagery is the "long strand of iron-gray hair" (Faulkner 321) found on the bed next to Emily 's dead lover showing Emily 's unwillingness to let the past