The ultimate danger is overreaching oneself. Thus, Pakhom’s pursuit of land blinds him from his moral compass. It allows the reader to see what Pakhom is unaware of. Pakhom ignorantly declares his greed right in front of the Devil, arguing that with enough land, he wouldn’t fear anyone, not even the devil. Tolstoy employs this type of irony so that the readers know something is going to happen, but Pakhom is left unaware. Pakhom is unaware of this and his selfishness for the pursuit of land leads him to his downfall. The Devil is listening as Pakhom declares his greed right in front of him. Topic Sentence: Greed is dangerous, especially when one assigns too much value to materialistic possessions, as seen when Pakhom is eager to acquire more and more land and is never truly satisfied with what he has.Įvidence: ‘If I had plenty of land, I shouldn’t fear the Devil himself”Īnalysis: Tolstoy uses the devil as a way to depict dramatic irony. Support 2: Pakhom’s Ambition and Desire for Land Is Seen Through the Use of Dramatic Irony Thus, human nature is depicted through the use of situational irony. Le Guin describes the town as happy and care-free but later on it’s revealed that the child lives in the basement, representing the under-privileged of society. Le Guin uses irony to make the reader show remorse for the child that suffers in the basement because even the happiest people in the town don’t understand why they are truly happy. As readers become aware of the child in the basement, the mood of the story shifts from optimistic and bright to serious and melancholy.Įvidence: ‘We can no longer describe a happy man, nor make any celebration of joy… were not naive and happy children–though their children were, in fact, happy’Īnalysis: Le Guin uses situational irony to emphasize the horror of their society and how the children are running around ignorant to what’s happening and the town they live in. The child is kept in the cellar and is treated like an animal to show the beauty of Omelas and where people derive their happiness from. Even though Le Guin, at first, describes the society as a happy place, the reader sees what actually happens. A child is held captive in the basement, with food and water jug that is hastily filled. A little light seeps in dustily between cracks in the boards, secondhand from a cobwebbed window somewhere across the cellar’Īnalysis: Le Guin uses situational irony to depict the more savage part of their society. Topic Sentence: Omelas is depicted as a picture-perfect place society where for one to be happy, one must suffer.Įvidence: ‘It has one locked door, and no window. Support 1: The Horror of Omelas is Depicted Through the Use of Situational Irony Thesis Statement: Through the use of situational and dramatic irony in ‘The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas’ and ‘How Much Land Does A Man Need’, readers learn about morality and human behavior through the characters’ actions this is seen through the depiction of society in Omelas, Pakhom’s desire for land, and the disputes between Pakhom and the peasants.
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