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IRONY AND POINT OF VIEW IN “THE ROCKING HORSE WINNER”
After reading the information from the unit on Point of View, answer the following question:
1. In a paragraph, explain why you know that the story is in 3
rd
person
point of view and NOT 1
st
person by quoting from the handout and the
story. For example, your response should be in the following format:
Lawrence uses 3
rd
person point of view in “The Rocking Horse Winner.”
This is evident because the handout says that 3rd person has “……..”
characteristics. These same characteristics are evident here “….” and
here in the story. If it were told in 1st person point of view, we would
see “…” and “…” according to the handout, but we don’t see those
pronouns and we don't see a narrator participating in the events of the
story.
2. Answer the following questions on irony. Irony, in general, is based
upon the unexpected. It’s a technique used by writers to generate
suspense, humor, and to produce insights about characters and life,
suggesting, especially, the unpredictable nature of existence, the lack
of self-awareness (ability to see and know ourselves) that plagues us,
our blindness to others’ schemes and motives, and the lack of control
we have.
Here are three main categories of irony:
1.
Verbal
. When a word is used ironically, especially in its opposite
2.
Situational
. When the opposite of what we expect to happen,
happens.
3.
Dramatic
. When the audience or a character knows something
that the other characters don’t know.
Directions:
(A) Match the
3 out of 5 moments
below from “Rocking Horse Winner”
to their corresponding category of irony. For example, if you think #1 is
an example of situational irony, you’d write #2/Situational Irony next to
the question.
(B) In a few sentences that
quote from the definition
of irony
and
the story
, provide a rationale for why you categorized the example the
way you did. Why, for example, did you say that #1 is an example of
situational irony? Which words in the definition and aspects from the
story support your assertion? While the example can fit more than one
category of irony, make an argument for why you think it fits the
definition you applied.
1. The word “Winner” in the title of the story, “The Rocking Horse
Winner.” Is it verbal, situational, or dramatic irony?
2. When Paul’s mother tells him, “
My family has been a gambling family,
and you won't know till you grow up how much damage it has done. But
it has done damage.”
Is it verbal, situational, or dramatic irony?
3. Paul wins lots of money at the derby, the family is richer than they’ve
ever been, but the ghosts went “mad, screaming” louder than they ever
had before: “There must be more money, there must be more money.”
Is it verbal, situational, or dramatic irony?
4. Paul provides financially for his family, including his parents. Is it
verbal, situational, or dramatic irony?
5. On his deathbed, Paul tells his mother that he is “lucky.” Is it verbal,
situational, or dramatic irony?
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