The story Never Fall Down by Patricia McCormick is a satirical comedy, it follows the comedic structure, has a comedic hero, and uses many comedic devices. A comedy is defined as many things, but mainly a raising in fortune of a common person overcoming everyday situations resulting in a happy ending (Frye 1). The plot began with a young boy named Arn, he was a poor boy growing up in a very diverse neighborhood when it came to wealth. He spent his pays doing chores for monks and gambling on the streets so that he could afford treats for his younger brother and himself. One day a tragedy happened, and the town was forced to leave on a three day walk away from what was described as danger. The journey lasted far longer than expected and many people dropped dead while walking with guns to their backs. Arn was…show more content… Comedies commonly have, “concerns and exploits of ordinary people” (Simson 1). This is exemplified through the dramatic irony which is very abundant throughout the story. One of the more significant examples was when Arn woke up in Thailand and thought he saw his three sisters help him right before he passed out for several more days. The dramatic irony here was that when he was his weakest and new his sister had died, he still imagined them with him. This was very significant in expressing the author’s message because it gave the idea that Arn was very vulnerable when he had finally made it to safety. Having that perspective completely changed the way the reader looks at it; as described by an article, the irony, “ provides clues as to [the author’s] use of structure to guide the audience's interpretation of those meanings” (Concannon 2). In reality, he knew the truth that he had witnessed one of his sisters die, and there was a very little chance he would ever find another one of them again, yet he still thought of them saving him as he was hardly hanging on to life
