irony

Title: irony
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 932 | Pages: 4.0 (approximately 235 words/page)

irony

Irony, “an event or result that is the opposite of what is expected,” as defined in Webster’s New World Dictionary. Irony is often times used in novels to raise the reader’s interest by making the novel more unpredictable. This literary phenomena is employed frequently in many novels, especially frequently in Emily Brontë’s, Wuthering Heights. Though the novel is full of irony, in fact it seems to be bursting through the cover of …showed first 75 words of 932 total…

You are viewing only a small portion of the paper. Please login or register to access the full copy.

…showed last 75 words of 932 total…class, and economic power was key throughout the entire novel, and was the main goal for the protagonist. This along with his love for Catherine are the forces that drove the plot further. And the final transfer of power from Hindley to Heathcliff complete the irony. These three instances of irony while not being the only ones present in the novel, are the most compelling as the reader progresses through, Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights.

Need a custom written paper?