The Things They Carried
by Tim O’Brien
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The Things They Carried: Situational Irony 1 key example

Key Examples in The Things They Carried

Enemies
Explanation and Analysis—Strunk and Jensen:

The narrator tells the story of the hostility and friendship between Lee Strunk and Dave Jensen across the consecutive stories "Enemies" and "Friends." Both stories contain situational irony, as many of the developments in their relationship run counter to the reader's—and their own—expectations.