Did you like the book The Things They Carried?

Friday, July 2, 2010

Situational Irony

-Takes place when there is a discrepancy between what is expected to happen, or what would be appropriate to happen when what really does happen.- Through out the book it is made clear that Jake loves Brett and she "supposedly" loves him in return. However Jake and Brett are not together as a couple. Brett has intentions to marry some one else and she has flings with many other men. Something that I also find to be extremely Ironic is that Brett has Jake set her up with other men. For example Brett asks Jake to set her up with the Bull Fighter Romero. This shows the extent of how Jake is being used.

1 comment:

  1. I'm not following your explanation for how this is an example of situational irony

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