In this excerpt of Tim O’Brien’s novel, The Things They Carried, irony is achieved through the use of characterization in the scene involving the narrator sharing his opinion of the boastful Curt Lemon, who despite his tales of bravery, courage, and strength, ends up cowering down to a military dentist.

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Marked with the scarlet letter “A,” it was created as a symbol of shame, but Hester comes to think of it as symbol of self-identity. Just as the scarlet letter “A” was the symbol of the adulterer, in the novel, Dandelion Wine, the “Time machine,” A.K.A. Mr.Freeleigh, is the representation for the past and all of its contents. In addition to using the time machine, Bradbury implants symbols to illuminate the importance of preserving life, the ongoing changes of society, and the everlasting threat of death.

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In, Robert Louis Stevenson’s novelette, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the main character, Mr. Utterson, has been troubled by the fact that one of his oldest friends, Dr. Jekyll, has the recipient of his will directed to the notorious, deformed and almost unheard of, Mr. Hyde. As the story progresses, Mr. Utterson begins to realize the strange connection shared between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Although they are not all first-hand witnesses of the strange behaviors, the novelette is in varied character point of views to present a sense of suspense to the audience and to provide vital details, needed to understand the story.

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