![]() ![]() In The Lottery there is situational irony when the town's people display such a carnival atmosphere to such a horrid spectacle. In The Necklace, there is situational irony when Madame Loisel thought that the event would be uplifting to her boring life and it ended in being a catastrophe. In both The Necklace and The Lottery, there is situational irony. ![]() As we approach these stories from this standpoint, we attempt to tease out the more esoteric lessons they communicate. The irony in these stories is similar in some ways but different in others. ![]() The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant and The Lottery by Shirley Jackson are two stories where irony occurs. Irony: A Comparison and Contrast of the Necklace and The Lottery Irony is a literary technique where there is an absurd or unintentional link with truth that goes far beyond mere exoteric meanings. ![]()
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