Irony, sarcasm's tricky sister.....
I really had a hard time finding the verbal irony in The Passing of Grandison, but after last Friday and reading Kailie's blog, I totally get it, I think.
She really had some great examples for irony that I didn't catch:
""Upon hearing that Grandison is very happy being a slave and has no intention of leaving, the colonel beams and think to himself regarding the abolitionist, "What cold-blooded heartless monsters they were who would break up this blissful relationship of kindly protection on the one hand, of wise subordination and loyal dependence on the other!""
Hahaha, Silly Abolitionists and their trying to help slaves, what were they thinking?
I think the trick to finding verbal irony when one is reading is to really understand the tone of the author. I have a habit of taking everything I read for serious. Which is funny, because I'm an extremely sarcastic person.
When I was reading Grandison, I was trying to figure out who the characters really were and what was really taking place. I wasn't exactly clued in on the irony until the end of the story. Which proves to be extremely ironic.
I'm not exactly sure of the difference between irony and sarcasm, because they seem to be from the same blood. Is there a difference?
I found plenty of sarcastic remarks throughout the story, but I guess they could be considered irony, in retrospect.
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