Question

Read the excerpt from Flannery O’Connor’s “The Life You Save May Be Your Own.”

He was more depressed than ever as he drove on by himself. The late afternoon had grown hot and sultry and the country had flattened out.
Which best describes the irony in the excerpt?

Answer 1

Option D best describes the irony in the excerpt

Step-by-step explanation:

In The Life You Save May Be Your Own, Mr. Shiflet went to Lucynell's house where he saw the car just abandoned at Lucynell's house. He know if he want to get that car, he would have to marry Lucynell. so he make up his mind to marry Lucynell and they both drove away to start a life together. However ,Shiflet in actually fact didn't really want a wife but the car, so after a while of driving he left her at a diner.

Therefore Option d best describes the irony in the excerpt.