Situational Irony In 'Ransom Of Redchief'
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Situational irony can be used to produce humor or sympathy or justice. Situational irony is used everywhere even though people may not see it. Like in the short story “Ransom of Redchief” O. Henry used humor to create situational irony. Or in the short story “The Necklace” Guy de Maupassant used sympathy or justice to create situational irony. Examining both stories, O. Henry and Guy de Maupassant used humor or sympathy to create surprises in the story with situational irony.
O. Henry creates humor in the short story “Ransom of Redchief” by using situational irony. An example of situational irony is when the kid, Johnny, gets kidnapped and loves being kidnapped. Most normal children would be scared to death, but johnny never wants to go