In fact, Jones used situational irony to draw attention to the main parts of the story such as when Ned had died from winning the lottery after playing his whole life, only to die from shock shortly after. Another example would be when the man who worked for the lottery was divining back after issuing the cheque almost hit the phone booth with the woman in it, he did miss it but unfortunately in his attempts to avoid it he had caused another vehicle to swerve out of control and knock it off the mountain. What made this so important and ironic is that she was the only person in the village that had not agreed to sign saying that she will lie about Ned being alive and strangely enough… It is actually the priest who had hit her off the mountain and killed her. Evidently it is quite obvious that Kirk Jones had intentionally used irony at a good portion of the main events in the film to help build the viewer’s interest and to move the plot forward throughout the film. Similarly to Waking Ned Devine, Frank O’Conner’s The Drunkard uses one very obvious form of irony, Situational.
In this movie, we see those different occupational roles and how they contribute to the daily function of the Pennsylvania railway system, as well as how they contribute to the detriment and the success of gaining control of the runaway train. A seemingly young train yard employee chooses to take shortcuts in order to quickly move a freight train at the dispatcher, who was his supervisor. His disregard for safety and protocol causes the train to steer out of control down the tracks without a controller. In an attempt to gain control of the train, several railway employees at different levels become involved --- two train operators, several dispatchers, and the VP of Train Operations. This is the point at which the inequalities characteristic of the social conflict
As he is going along, he notices a train coming wildly down the tracks and it is heading straight for a child. He knows he is unable to stop the train, but notices he could flip a switch causing the train to go down the railway siding. To his dismay, if he flips the switch it will take out his car. Bob considers his options and decides he doesn’t want to lose his life savings, so he lets the train kill the child. Bob does not seem to affected by this outcome too much and lives the rest of his life enjoying his car and
Mitch Lipka writes in “Heroes: Subway Rescue” about Ismael “Mel” Feneque, a former high school wrestler, who risked his life by jumping in the subway platform and rescuing Lisa Donath . Feneque saved her because he has a daughter, “she could be anybody’s daughter”. People had thought Feneque was insane to go after a complete stranger with a train closing in. Officials said that it was a great thing that he had done, and they thank him for it. And by that, one complete stranger saves a life of a loved one.
Ethan and Sharon are the two greatest secret agents the world has ever known. They were masters of disguise, experts of invention, and so amazing that they were able to stop wars before they even start. Working for separate countries, they are sent to eliminate their most dangerous enemy which happened to be each other. But, in a mysterious corner of the world, they finally come face to face. Instead of taking each other out like the mission intended they end up falling in love and taking on the most dangerous mission they have ever faced; raising a family.
Willy Loman and the Common Misconception of the “American Dream” Throughout Arthur Miller’s play, Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman chases after the popular “American Dream” of the 1900s-to be a successful businessman with the white picket fence around your house, modern technology (such as cars and refrigerators), and the satisfaction of being able to provide for your own family. Unfortunately, this chase causes the Loman family to fail in their jobs and eventually leads Willy to commit suicide. It is easy to blame Willy for his death by simply calling him crazy, however there are many different factors that added to Willy’s fragile state. Fred Ripkoff states that in order to understand the identity crisis of Loman (and other Miller characters), that “it is necessary to understand shame’s relationship to guilt and identity.” (1). Willy struggled with finding his identity because he was so caught up in his chase for his “American Dream”.
XXX. The Gold Saves the Thieves (pg 205) The King says that there is a blue cross on the dead man’s chest whereas Harvey Wilks says that there are the words “P-B-W” so everyone goes along and brings the coffin up to inspect the corpse and finds the gold that Huck has hidden (202). That spares the King and Duke’s lives as well as Huck’s own and nobody guess that Huck is ever suspicious yet. XXXI. You Can’t Pray a Lie (pg 209) The King and Duke become desperate after fruitless attempts to earn a living so they sold Jim for forty dollars.
To Sam and Bill’s amazement, Mr. Dorset calmly states that the demands exceed reasonability. He continues with a counter offer to take Johnny off their hands for two hundred and fifty dollars in cash. Most would scowl at this offer but Sam and Bill jump at the opportunity to escape from their so-called prisoner. One would think that a town would celebrate upon the child’s return, but Sam and Bill must bring him back at night or the neighbors might revolt on his reappearance. Poorer, wiser, and greatly relieved Sam and Bill barely escape with their sanity.
The problem however, arises when steel prices by the ton drop. In an effort to save the company, Carnegie’s manager took it upon himself to make a cut in wages in order to adjust the budget. Many of these workers were barely making it then so of course this was a huge issue to face. They thought Carnegie was behind them; however, he had become a hypocrite that would do anything to save his company. They closed companies down with no prior warning, locking out over 1,000 individuals and leaving them with no job.
Travis James Young English 12, Period 2, Monday-Friday Ms.Lubert March 16, 2015 K-9 Officer As joyful, exciting, and productive as daily life can often be for the average citizen society is still fraught with danger. Murderers, muggers, rapists, and thieves victimize good people every minute somewhere in this country. To protect and serve innocent people who have been or could be victimized is the police. Being a police officer is physically demanding, stressful, and dangerous career. Police Officer is a growing career which aims to change the community by a number of practices such as being a K-9 Officer.