Situational Irony

Uncle Tom's Cabin

by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Uncle Tom's Cabin: Situational Irony 1 key example

Chapter 1: A Man of Humanity
Explanation and Analysis—A Second Wilberforce:

In Chapter 1, the narrator uses an allusion to describe and ultimately poke fun at Haley as he discusses enslavement: 

It's always best to do the humane thing, sir; that's been my experience. The trader leaned back in his chair, and folded his arms, with an air of virtuous decision, apparently considering himself a second Wilberforce.