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Definition of Irony
Irony is a literary device or event in which how things seem to be is in fact very different from how they actually are. If this seems like a loose definition... read full definition
Irony is a literary device or event in which how things seem to be is in fact very different from how they actually are. If this... read full definition
Irony is a literary device or event in which how things seem to be is in fact very different from how... read full definition
Irony
Explanation and Analysis:
While Hester possesses some motherly intuition, she is unaware of her son's gambling habits until they result in his death at the end of "The Rocking-Horse Winner." Hester's ignorance in this regard creates moments of dramatic irony, in which the reader knows crucial information about Hester's family that Hester herself does not. Speaking to her son, Hester observes:
My family has been a gambling family, and you won't know till you grow up how much damage it has done. But it has done damage.
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