Unfortunate Irony “Hope” Ariel Dorfman

Essay 2 Unfortunate Irony In the poem swear by Ariel Dorfman the use of irony is what really sets and delivers the musical mode of this heart wrenching story. The spring uses a very straight off approach in this poem because they are essentially just give tongue to the story, adding loose rhythm and rhyme structure. The silk hat way for the generator to reap the point of this tragedy across is with subtle but pro lay down irony. The acquire and father finding jubilate in this horrible event is the best example of irony.Irony in my opinion is what can really drive situation the feeling of the author or lyricist and is a way to alone change the direction of feeling. In Hope, when the author says we couldnt find away anything else about him, its as if the authors implying they dont know where they are taking him, what they are doing with him, or if theyll ever front him again. The irony in this statement is that we assume that until completing the poem and rereading it, th at perhaps the parents will not get to see the kidskin grow up.The author is speculating this early on that they will not see their child do all those things we have all been able to do and our parents have watched us do. Because they already know and somewhat accept what is going to happen to the child. The author is completely aware of what kind of situation this has brought about. You see this when Ariel says, somebody grade me frankly what times are these, what kind of word, what land. Ariel knows, these are imposing times This type of irony really reminds of classic and contemporary country lyrics.The one that comes to mind immediately is He Stopped harming Her directly by George Jones. The story he tells is of a man thats believelessly in love with a former lover that no long-lasting loves him. The opening line really sets the tone with Jones haunting twang, He state Ill love you till I die, She said youll forget in time. But as the story explains, he doesnt. Jones lyrics are extremely horrendous when describing the setting of his home and how he has held on to items that are linked to her. He kept some letters by his bed, Dated 1962, He had underlined in red, Every single I love you. The verse right in advance the chorus and the chorus itself are what show the very unfortunate irony. The mortal telling the story explains how he went to see his friend and hes All dressed up to go away, First time Id seen him smile in years, the man had finally found the end to his pain on his way to his own funeral. The chorus, He stop loving her today, They placed a wreath upon his door, And soon theyll carry him away, He stopped loving her today. To find happiness in such a way just shows how bad the pain actually is, just like in Hope. To find any amount in joy due to horrific pain and deplorableness, is very sad and it is understandable how the family of the child in Hope and the friends of the man in He Stopped Loving Her Today can find joy in these extremely sad and difficult situations The ultimate display of irony in Hope is later Ariel acknowledges the circumstances and situation their family has found themselves in and how to deal with it. They say they recognize his voice, his screams, they say, this is very powerful and very disturbing. This leads to the ultimate question of this piece, What Im asking is how can it be that a fathers joy, a mothers joy, is knowing that they, that they are hitherto excruciating their son? And the joy and comfort they find by knowing that if he is being tortured that is shut up alive and that still leaves a window for hope. Which means that he was alive five months later and our greatest hope will be to find out next year that theyre still torturing him eight months later, and he may might could still be alive. That is unfortunate irony, finding joy in a love one being tortured because at least there is still hope they will one day be reunited with their child. Works Cited Dorfman, Ariel. Hope. Kirszner/Mandell Literature Reading, Reacting, Writing Jones, George. He Stopped Loving Her Today http//www. cowboylyrics. com/lyrics/jones-george/he-stopped-loving-her-today-18102. hypertext markup language