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    HUMOR 3.1. Introduction This chapter focuses on the humor language‚ through which the story is narrated‚ which is different time by time‚ sometimes juvenalian‚ then ironic‚ then sarcastic‚ but also the situations are intertwined with one another‚ so do even these types of humor. The main goal of this chapter is to capture the reality that is expressed through the humor‚ starting from the personal life Huck which is characterized as an immature teen to racism‚ slavery‚ lack of empathy‚ etc. 3.2

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    The Irony of the Jungle

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    The Irony of The Jungle Between 1870 and 1900 Chicago grew from a population of 299‚000 to almost 1.7 million‚ the fastest-growing city ever at the time. This surge in population was largely attributed to immigrants coming from European countries seeking a chance for employment and new freedoms associated with moving to the United States at the time. 1905‚ in particular‚ was a historic year when a surge of over 1 million immigrants came to the city. During this time‚ author Upton Sinclair

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    Women: What role do women characters play in Homer’s The Odyessey and Chauncer’s Canterbury Tales? Men and women are both stereotyped to behave a certain way that fits into roles that society has created for them. Men are seen as being the forefront of the family‚ while the women are behind the scenes and inside the household taking care of petty things. Men are always portrayed as being mentally and physically tough and mighty with the ability to forge a life outside of the household‚ while

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    Final Essay There is more than one way to get a point across in the movies. Movies based on actual events‚ movies made using actual facts but not always about true events‚ documentary films and those films that use humor or satire to get their point across. I think the three films that I chose fall into the last category. The first film (released in 1953) is Stalag 17‚ a film about American prisoners of war being held in a German prison camp. This film seems

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    The Crucible and Irony

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    IRONY in The Crucible | |Occurs when someone states one thing and means another; often recognized as sarcasm | |Verbal irony |i.e. narrator refers to honesty as an “incumbrance” or “burden” | | |A contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually does happen | |Situational

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    The Irony in ’The Lottery ’ Shirley Jackson wrote the story ’The Lottery. ’ A lottery is typically thought of as something good because it usually involves winning something such as money or prizes. In this lottery it is not what they win but it is what is lost. Point of views‚ situations‚ and the title are all ironic to the story ’The Lottery. ’ The point of view in ’The Lottery ’ is ironic to the outcome. Jackson used third person dramatic point of view when writing ’The Lottery. ’ The

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    Irony in Poetry

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    Irony is the use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning. It is used throughout poetry and allows the reader to analyze and differentiate what seems‚ and what actually is. There are different types of irony including verbal‚ situational‚ and dramatic. Irony can be used in the titles of poems‚ or in themes and messages throughout them. There are many ways to interpret poetry‚ so irony is a powerful way of making a pointed comment or manipulating a reader’s emotions. Verbal irony

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    Irony in crucible

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    Irony in The Crucible Irony is a contrast between what is stated and what is meant‚ or between what is expected to happen and what actually happens. The Crucible is a play by the American playwright Arthur Miller‚ and is filled with examples of irony throughout the play to build suspense and create anxiety. Arthur Miller used three kinds of irony‚ and they are dramatic‚ situational‚ and verbal irony. The Crucible is filled with many examples for each kind of irony through the play. The dramatic

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    Medea's Irony

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    one’s husband does not “ever think he’s trapped in the marriage.” (Euripides p.17) The stark contrast between the female and male experience of marriage is used by Medea to highlight the inequality faced by women. She does this again by explaining the irony in men telling women that they are “lucky to live safe at home while [men] take up their spears and go

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    Irony in Macbeth

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    Dramatic Irony is the result of information being shared with the audience but withheld from one or more of the characters. Example: In Act 1 Scene 4‚ line 50 ‚ the witches hail Macbeth‚ “thane of Cawdor!” Dramatic irony: At this point‚ Macbeth is unaware that the king has conferred this honor upon him because of his valor in battle‚ so he attributes his fortune to the witches’ prophecy. However‚ the audience knows Duncan made the pronouncement in Act 1‚ Scene 3. Purpose: This dramatic irony is to

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