“Everyday Use” is a short story in which Alice Walker‚ the author‚ presents irony that comes from the sisters differing intended use for quilts. In Alice Walker’s short story‚ “Everyday Use”‚ the Johnson family lives in a poor‚ rural section of Georgia in the early 1970’s. Mama‚ the narrator‚ is a husky self-sufficient woman who is not afraid of doing a man’s work. She lives with her youngest daughter‚ Maggie‚ who has a stammer and scars from a house fire. At the beginning of story‚ they wait in
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TheWhen contemplating the name Titanic‚ there is this connotation of “unsinkable‚” “indestructible‚” and “long lasting”. However‚ irony quickly and clearly presented itself when the unsinkable ship sank. This seems to parallel the couples’ marriage. In a marriage ceremony‚ the line “to death do us part” essentially means forever. Just as Titanic fails in the test of longevity‚ it appears the couples’ marriage will similarly be unsuccessful. The wife in “Carpathia” is trapped in what seems to be a
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Customers are not willing to part with luxury despite decrease in cost. Tiger airways target the people who are travelling on limited budgets‚ primarily younger adults‚ students and low wagers. According to the website of Budget carrier Tiger Airways‚ they have promised the lowest airfares: At least 40 per cent less than the average lowest fare in Singapore. In exchange for the lower cost‚ the travelers have to sacrifice on comfortable seats and leg space. People are willing to give away greater
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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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“The White Tiger” by Aravind Adiga is a piece of literature that talks about India left and right. A book that can be half fiction half true. It talks about the fortunate and the unfortunate‚ the rich and the poor. The irony shown in this book about corruption‚ oppression of the poor‚ reality of India vs. the images foreigners have of India help portray our understanding of this novel. The irony in “The White Tiger” shows the corruption in India. Balram Halwai is a student in a school with a teacher
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The Tiger Attack It was the dinner time. Everybody was on the table. Adina’s mother cooks food very well and tasty. She cooks rice‚ vegetable‚ chicken curry and maks salad. The food was very tasty and delicious. Prince had eaten the food. Now it was time to return own palace. Prince said‚ thanks for the dinner. Adina’s mother and father said good bye to prince. Prince also raises own hand and he said good bye to them. Prince’s army chained the thief and they return to palace.
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The use of irony in "Advice to Youth" by Mark Twain “(born Nov. 30‚ 1835‚ Florida‚ Mo.‚ U.S.—died April 21‚ 1910‚ Redding‚ Conn.) American humorist‚ journalist‚ lecturer‚ and novelist who acquired international fame for his travel narratives‚ especially The Innocents Abroad (1869)‚ Roughing It (1872)‚ and Life on the Mississippi (1883)‚ and for his adventure stories of boyhood‚ especially The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885). A gifted raconteur‚ distinctive
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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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where he was going for his drive. She wasn’t the least bit inquisitive‚ though jealous she was in silent‚ subtle ways. As he put his coat on‚ he watched her. She was in the living room with their elder daughter. "Do the can-can‚ mother‚" the child said‚ at which she held up her skirt and did the can-can‚ kicking her legs up high in his direction. He wasn’t simply going out for a drive‚ as he had said‚ but going to a café‚ to meet Sarah‚ whom his wife knew but did not suspect‚ and with her
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Though written by different authors‚ Richard Connell’s "The Most Dangerous Game"� and Thomas Wolfe’s "The Child by Tiger"� have many aspects in common. They also have some distinct differences. Despite the fact that Richard Connell and Thomas Wolfe lived at about the same times‚ their lives were very different. Connell was born in New York‚ graduated from Harvard‚ and fought in World War I in France for the United States Army. On the other hand‚ Wolfe was born in Ashville‚ North Carolina‚ where he
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