No Longer at Ease
by Chinua Achebe

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No Longer at Ease: Situational Irony 1 key example

Key Examples in No Longer at Ease

Chapter 9
Explanation and Analysis—Disgraceful Bribes:

No Longer at Ease is framed by a glaring instance of situational irony: though Obi initially detests the corruption he sees in Lagos and is adamant about not taking part in it, by the novel’s end he is disgraced and arrested for taking part in the exact same corruption.