Situational Irony in O’Henry’s The Ransom of Red Chief and The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant

Both O'Henry's "The Ransom of Red Chief" and Guy de Maupassant's "The Necklace" use circumstantial irony, but these techniques have quite different influences on the tone of each story. In the story of Oenley, the hero's red chief was kidnapped by two criminals, Bill and Sam. There are many sarcastic events in the story. For example, the reader wants Red Chief to return to his family, but instead hopes he is spending his life. Just like a building, he can not even send him home.

The irony of Maupassant's "necklace" in Maupassant's necklace is the irony of the situation written in 1884. The era when this story is written is a very unique social class, which depends mainly on the birth of people. This is a woman who can not accept her position in the middle class. She knew that she could not escape from the classroom, but refused to accept elegance. It is through Matilde that Maupassant developed the irony of this story.

Both O'Henry's "The Ransom of Red Chief" and Guy de Maupassant's "The Necklace" use circumstantial irony, but these techniques have quite different influences on the tone of each story. In the story of Oenley, the hero's red chief was kidnapped by two criminals, Bill and Sam. There are many sarcastic events in the story. For example, the reader wants the Red Chief wanting to return to his family, but instead the life he owns may actually reflect their work. This is the case of The Necklace, a short story by Guy de Maupassant. Ironic and self-evident, the necklace is full of twists and turns, you may come to doubt your life. Given the principle that there are too many characters, symbols that many people seem to miss, and there are few people who can understand, no one thinks about it.

Guy de Maupassant 's "Necklace" In Guy de Maupassant' s short story "The Necklace", the protagonist Matilda Loisel made many ironic discoveries. In addition, the reader has other discoveries, but Matilda does not. The discovery of the climax of the story involves the true nature of the necklace she borrowed from her friend Mrs. Forestia. But this may not be the most important lesson in this story. When the story began, Matilda, a young "Necklace": sarcastic development by Mrs. Kimberly Ednie Connolly ENC 1102 MWF January 29, 1997 short story January 29, 1997 Guide Mopessant's "Necklace" in 1884 The irony of the situation I wrote The era of this story is a very unique social class, which depends mainly on the birth of people. This is a woman who can not accept her position in the middle class. She knew that she could not escape from the classroom, but she refused to accept elegance.