Hassan’s birthday‚ Baba had hired a plastic surgeon to correct Hassan’s harelip. Amir was jealous that Baba was giving Hassan a such special birthday gift. The surgery went well and Hassan could finally smile an unbroken smile. The author uses dramatic irony to foreshadow the incident after the annual winter kite-fighting tournament. Amir did not stand up for Hassan or tell anyone about the rape because he was envy of Baba’s affection for Hassan. ’’He wrinkled his nose when he said the Shi’a‚ like
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There is actually lots of irony in this story. The key piece is that the two characters in this story hate each other. They want each other dead and in the end‚ both of them end up dieing. Irony is the best thing to have in stories in my opinion. They make it interesting and funny so at the end you can say “ha sucks doesn’t it”. Ulrich and Georg have grown up hating each other and wouldn’t mind killing one another. They show this from a young age‚ “as boys they had thirsted for one another’s blood”
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How does Priestley portray the differences between the generations in ‘An Inspector Calls’? Priestley shows us that the older generation –Mr and Mrs Birling - are less ‘impressionable’ (as the inspector said) than the younger generation – Eric and Sheila. This means that they are less able to learn for their actions and change their ways. In the middle of the generations is Gerald‚ who portrays traits of both age groups at different times during the play. The older generation‚ for example‚ is very
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In the art of theatre‚ there are many times in which characters on stage are oblivious to the truth that the audience knows. These instances of dramatic irony can have a range of effects from tension to laugh out loud comedy. In his play The Importance of Being Earnest‚ Oscar Wilde uses dramatic irony to create humor by creating problems for characters to solve‚ promoting reactions from characters‚ and tying these problem and reactions into the resolution. In The Importance of Being Earnest
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This book is about a boy‚(Will) his brother‚(Cal) his dad‚(Dr. Burrows) and the boy’s friend.(Chester) They get lost inside of an underground colony‚ and they have to escape. This book is in third person. This story takes place in modern-day London‚ and underground London‚ too. The form of conflict is Person vs. Society‚ because Will and Cal want to try to escape the underground colony‚ which is a whole society that doesn’t want anyone to escape the colony. I chose Will as the major character to
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The Inspector is offensive but fair; he doesn’t give people with higher status’s any advantages or treat them any different “Public men‚ Mr Birling‚ have responsibilities as well as privileges”; he believes everyone is equal and society should aim to be like that. This could be considered Priestley’s key moral and message which supports the idea that Inspector ‘Ghoul’ is in fact Priestley’s voice. As the play progresses‚ the audience not only notices the Inspector getting through to other characters
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various methods to present the inspector as well as showing his importance such as stage directions and from the language he uses. These methods allow us to understand and relate to the moral messages put across in the play. The inspector right from the moment he is introduced is commanding of the situation and already has that authority he displays later on in the play. “at once an impression of massiveness‚ solidity and purposefulness”. As the play progresses the inspector continues to make this impression
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Prompt1 The Language of The Government Inspector Nikolay Gogol’s The Government Inspector does not simply exist to please the audience; it is a satire that deeply criticizes the corruption of the Russian government and the ugliness of human nature. A variety of techniques in the characters’ languages contribute to the success of this play‚ including different speaking styles‚ irony‚ exaggeration‚ asides and symbolism. These linguistic techniques and dramatic devices Gogol uses allow him to criticize
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Irony Matt looked on as Mr Lensher was handcuffed by the police. The wrinkles on his face were suddenly so detailed that Matt suspected if he had made the right decision. Aged sixty‚ a sentence for theft would have caused to die in jail. Ironically‚ Matt could remember the exact same words Mr Lensher once told him‚ "No matter how old or young a person is‚ or whatever reason he has for committing a crime‚ if he breaks the law‚ he deserves to be punished. " It was these exact words that made Matt
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Irony‚ usually the most important kind for the fiction writer‚ the discrepancy is between appearance and reality‚ or between expectation and fulfillment‚or between what is and what seems appropriate. Irony is the main element used in the three stories “The Lottery” “The Most Dangerous Game” and “The Rocking Horse Winner”. In each of these stories irony symbolizes a dark side‚ that’s reveled throughout the story The Lottery is a great example of irony The morning of June 27th was clear and
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