Question

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

A. Stefano kills the colomber and ends the curse of the colomber forever.
B. The colomber reveals a secret ability to walk on land.
C. Stefano’s father was the real victim of the colomber.
D. 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.

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

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

Nevertheless, the reason why the Colomber was after Stefano was that it was tasked 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

In the Colomber there is a situational irony and is that it was tasked to give Stefano a pearl that will give him good luck and success in life. it is ironic that It was believed that the Colomber was a harbinger of Death and that whoever sees it will be doomed for life. That is the Irony so the option is D