As I Lay Dying

by William Faulkner

As I Lay Dying: Dramatic Irony 1 key example

Definition of Dramatic Irony

Dramatic irony is a plot device often used in theater, literature, film, and television to highlight the difference between a character's understanding of a given situation, and that of the... read full definition
Dramatic irony is a plot device often used in theater, literature, film, and television to highlight the difference between a character's understanding of a given... read full definition
Dramatic irony is a plot device often used in theater, literature, film, and television to highlight the difference between a... read full definition
45. Moseley
Explanation and Analysis—Moseley's Perspective :

Chapter 45, which Moseley narrates, offers another glimpse at Dewey Dell’s difficult position. The pharmacist's perspective lends dramatic irony to Dewey Dell's situation:

So I thought maybe her ma or somebody had sent her in for some of this female dope and she was ashamed to ask for it. I knew she couldn’t have a complexion like hers and use it herself, let alone not being much more than old enough to barely know what it was for.