Question

Is each statement ironic or not?

A) A woman with a fear of flying wins an award but has to fly across country to receive it. her first flight ever; The plane crashes and she is killed.

B) During the whole movie the audience thinks the sickly sister is going to die, but the healthy one does in a freak accident.

C) A 16-year-old boy has a big date on Friday night and wants to borrow his dad‘s car for it, but the car breaks down on Thursday and Hass to be put in the shop.

D) 18 in a slasher film runs into the closet in her bedroom to hide from the crazed murderer who is in the closet awaiting her going to bed.

E) A very handsome man is standing by a rather plain looking woman and starts making small talk. She simply says, “excuse me,”and walks away.

Answer 1

The scenarios A, B, and D contain irony, with A and B showing situational irony and D showing dramatic irony. Scenario C is not ironic, and scenario E lacks sufficient context to determine irony.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks to determine whether each described scenario contains irony or not. Let’s consider each situation:

• A) The woman’s situation is ironic because her fear of flying is coupled with the rare necessity to fly to receive an award, and tragically, her fears are realized when the plane crashes. This is an example of situational irony.
• B) The death of the healthy sister, contrary to expectations set up throughout the movie, demonstrates situational irony.
• C) This scenario is not ironic but rather an instance of unfortunate timing, as there is no contradiction between expectations and reality here.
• D) The character's decision to hide from danger in the very place where the threat is waiting is an example of dramatic irony, as the audience knows something the character does not.
• E) The dismissal by the plain-looking woman towards the handsome man making small talk is not necessarily ironic without additional context suggesting a reversal of expectations.

These examples illustrate that irony often involves a reversal of expectations or a contrast between appearance and reality.