Irony a Common Theme

Although they have very distinct plots with vastly diametric different characters, a common stem is cleverly intertwined by the authors of the following stories. The Interlopers, by Saki narrates a duel between deuce neighbors, snap apart by their forefathers grudge. Gimpel the Fool, by Isaac Bashevis Singer, is told by a man thought of as a scrape, and forgives all those who mistreat and jest at him. The play Pygmalion, by Bernard Shaw shows the story of a normal anthesis girl fitting an top(prenominal) class lady, and all the woes that screw with it. The Interlopers, Gimpel the Fool, and Pygmalion all share the common theme of ridicule. Even in such different contexts, irony is seen in these tales. The Interlopers has an ironical end that shocks the reader. Saki starts the short story with Ulrich von Gradwitz pursuit his nemisis, Georg Znaeym in a vast woodwind he calls his have. The reason for such hatred would be many generations before dispute over land and game , which was still existed. When they twain brass section each other, they are both prepared to kill one a nonher, until a tree falls on them. afterwards endless bickering under the tree, Gradwitz tells Znaeym, Neighbor, if you entrusting help me to bury the old lyric I- I go forth ask you to be my friend, (4) who then agrees. After this, The Interlopers abruptly ends with the two men ironically being eaten unrecorded by a pack of wolves. In Gimpel the Fool, the main character, Gimpel, is treated as a take all his life in a village, and doesnt let it bother him, which get ahead convinces the townspeople of his ignorance.This is ironic since Gimpel is actually the smartest of the caboodle by thinking to himself, let it snap (1) even though he is designate throughout the story as a fool. Till the end, the village makes a fool out of Gimpel, through forcing him to marry an outwardly unfaithful woman to acting to his face as if they dont know that all children born(p) from her have different fathers. Finally, after his wifes death, Gimpel leaves his lamentable little hometown. He then travels well-nigh the world, telling tales to many audiences, and enjoying pleasureful company.Indeed, Gimpel was not a fool. In Pygmalion, a phonetics professor, Mr. Higgins, takes the responsibility of instruct a lower class elevation girl, to becoming an upper class woman, which has an ironic outcome due to the fact that her refreshful lifestyle would seem be more(prenominal) comfortable, but in reality is not. Mr. Higgins is strained to teach Eliza the whole English vocabulary to her once again due to her own version containing words/sounds such as Ah-ah-ah-ow-ow-ow-oo (1749) Eliza already being beautiful, it only takes washout up to look like a lady.Resulting from becoming a proper lady, ironically Eliza has to sell herself in order to pass off a husband, while when she was a flower girl she just had to sell flowers. retentiveness up with the superficial world of appearances with everyone watching her every move proves to be alike stressful, and Eliza eventually breaks. She then leaves Mr. Higgins to marry soulfulness he considered a fool, Freddy, who was smitten with her. In all these stories,different types of irony is expressed. The Interlopers has situational irony since the conclusion of the truce of the two men did not result in their freedom, but contrary, their death. In Gimpel the Fool, there is verbal irony since Gimpel is intentionally labeled as a fool by the author though the truth is the opposite. Pygmalion has dramatic irony since Eliza believes her life will be better as an upper class woman, though we know that will not be the case, as she herself alike finds out the next day. Using irony not only adds twists to these stories, but also contributes to character development and increases suspense.