Examples Of Situational Irony In The Ransom Of Red Chief

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Surprise comes with different emotions and actions. Though all actions are followed by emotion. Situational irony uses surprise to create an emotion. O. Henry applies situational irony to create a humorous story in “ The Ransom of Red Chief.” Along with Guy de Maupassant who gives a feeling of justice in his short story “The Necklace.” Authors use situational irony to produce an emotion to his/her readers.

O. Henry uses situational irony to create humor in “The Ransom of Red Chief.”
For instance, a young boy named Johnny was delighted to be kidnapped by Bill and Hank. This is humorous because in a normal setting a person and or child would be terrified in the situation. When the boy is asked if he would like to go home he says,“‘I don't have any fun at home. I hate to go to school. I like to camp out”’(41). Johnny shows no sign of wanting to go back to his family. Another example …show more content…
This brings a justice effect because Mathilde is a middle class lady. She owns an average home and does absolutely no work. Due to the fact that she has a maid. Yet she, “ suffered from the poorness of her house, from its mean walls, worn chairs, and ugly curtains.” (1) Mathilde lives in distressed for the looks of her home and wants so much more. Another example of a justice is shown when Mathilde went into to debt paying for a copy necklace. This is ironic because Mathilde wanted to look the best at a ball she and her husband had been invited to. Mathilde spent ten years in misery paying for the copy necklace. Only to have Madame Forestier tell her, “‘ oh my poor Mathilde! But mine was imitation. It was worth at the very most five hundred francs!”’(8) Madame Forestier is sentimental towards Mathilde. In conclusion, situational irony brought a justice effect to Guy de Manusappant story “The
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