Question

Which statement expresses a similarity among the stories "Charles" by Shirley Jackson, "The Gift of the Magi" by O. henry, and "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant?

A) The heroes are not really very heroic.
B) The ending is not clear.
C) People pull nasty tricks on each other.
D) What happens is different from what the characters expected.

Answer 1

dWhat happens is different from what the characters expected.

Answer 2

Stories "Charles" and "The Gift of the Magi" are Ironic, and so is the answer:

D. What happens is different from what the characters expected.