Question

What situational irony occurs in “The Colomber” by Dino Buzzati?

Stefano kills the colomber and ends the curse of the colomber forever.
The colomber reveals a secret ability to walk on land.
Stefano’s father was the real victim of the colomber.
The colomber pursues Stefano in order to give him a magic pearl.

Answer 1

The situational irony which occurs in “The Colomber” by Dino Buzzati is that the colomber pursues Stefano in order to give him a magic pearl. Option D is correct,

Stefano gave up his dream of becoming a sea captain seeking to ensure that he will live a long life after seeing the Colomber.

Tthe Colomber was considered a harbinger of Death and that whoever sees it will be doomed for life.

However, the reason why the Colomber was after Stefano was that it had to give Stefano a pearl that would grant him good luck and success in life. And the irony lies on the fact that Stefano feared the Colomber was false and baseless.

Answer 2

The irony is that the colomber pursues stefano in order to give him a magic pearl. It is ironic due to the fact that it seems that the colomber was going to kill stefano but he does not do that.