within the story occurs when an unsuspecting cat gets its head caught in an upturned jug‚ and struggled to free itself. As a result the residents of the block mistake the hysterical cat for a thief‚ and later‚ a spirit. Here Narayan uses dramatic irony as the reader is aware of the fact that the devilish creature’ haunting the store is‚ in fact‚ a cat‚ while the characters do not. Thus‚ one views the resident’s reactions as naïve and comically exaggerated. Furthermore‚ the residents are kept from
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The theme of sight vs. blindness is a very prevalent theme in Oedipus the King. The two most affected characters by this main theme are Oedipus‚ the king‚ and Tiresias‚ the blind seer. Oedipus is affected because while he is not literally blind‚ he is blinded by ambition to find the killer of Laius‚ and blind to what is happening around him. Tiresias‚ who is actually blind‚ is a prophet and understands what is happening around him. Oedipus does not understand what is happening around him‚ but can
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Tasha Petitlouis ENC1102 Response Paper #1 revised February 11‚ 2014 What Is Shirley Jackson’s message in “The Lottery” Shirley Jackson’s message in “The Lottery” would happen to be a common case of irony‚ for the unexpected happens to the main character Tessie Hutchinson. The setting is a small unknown village‚ which participates in a gruesome murder every year. Each June 27th a lottery is hosted‚ and a single individual’s fate is chosen by a small piece of paper with a black dot in the center
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mocks the unrealistic "rags to riches" stories. The use of irony and sarcasm makes the genre of the poem satirical poetry. The poem is a modern‚ free verse poem that contains nine stanzas. Sexton leads in with four short stories that use repetition as a literary device to verify her version of Cinderella. She uses these stanzas to say that the stories are all myths just like Cinderella. Anne Sexton uses many literary devices such as irony‚ similes‚ metaphors‚ repetition‚ and symbolism and the idea
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This short story materializes initially through an introduction describing an occurrence in a classic English pub of a young fellow who decided to drop his cigarette-end into a waste-paper basket‚ despite the affluence of available ashtrays around. However‚ it soon becomes apparent that this happening serves only as a prologue and a link to the real story that is to follow. One of the clients‚ Mr. Mulliner takes the opportunity to tell the other individuals present‚ some only known to the reader
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In the yellow wallpaper‚ the narrator is the character that the readers feel sad for the most. The narrator is a young wife and mother whose physician husband‚ john claims that she is suffering from depression. He takes her to a rest cure treatment and locks her in a nursery with ’rings and things in the walls’ to ensure a good rest for her. Yet‚ she loses her sanity under the circumstances of John’s excess suppression and the distracting yellow wallpaper in the room. John completely holds the authority
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�The Lumber room� is the text for analysis‚ which represents an ironical story written by a well-known British novelist and short story writer Hector Munro. Hector Hugh Munro is best known in a literature word under a pseudonym Saki. He is acclaimed for his witty‚ sometimes whimsical‚ often cynical and bizarre short stories; they are collected in Reginald (1904)‚ The Chronicles of Clovis (1911)‚ Beasts and Super-Beasts (1914)‚ and other volumes. Included among his other works are two novels‚ The
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Irony in "The Story of the Hour" Summary: Dark irony plays a major role in "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin. A long-suffering wife who celebrates her husbands’ death dies from the shock of discovering he is still alive. In "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin‚ there are many moments when Chopin’s craft of writing feeds the irony of the story. One perfect example‚ "assure himself of its truth by a second telegram" (772). This sentence subdued me into believing that Mrs. Mallard’s husband
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engagements as Secretary of the Historical Association recently formed at his college. And this exactly is what more often than not happens to all our best intentions. The passage thus reveals Narayan’s ironic awareness of the fundamental contrast between what men intend to do and what they are actually able to do. Srinivas in Mr. Sampath encounters the extraordinary character of Sampath at the Bombay Anand Bhawan in Market Road. Sampath is a printer who owns the Truth Printing Works in Kabir
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"Sredni Vashtar" Takes a close look into the life and interactions of and between Conradin; his cousin and mentor‚ Mrs. de Ropp and Conradin’s Ferret and God: Sredni Vashtar. It can be described as a horror story because of its character’s description‚ themes and setting. It shows the religious downfall of the protagonist‚ the death of the antagonist and the lack of coherence in society. Saki emphasises the horror in the main characters‚ including both the protagonists and antagonists. "Conradin"
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