Litterary device glossary #8

Litterary Device Glossary #8 Neal Chapman

Quote:  Living in a house and sleeping in a bed felt confining, but I’d take breaks from it by sneaking out and sleeping in the woods sometimes, at least until winter came. I liked my old way of living best, but I also liked the new ways a little bit. (p25 Huck Finn)

Situational Irony:  an outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected, the difference between what is expected to happen and what actually does. 

Connection: In the book The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn, Huck is a poor boy who found a lot of money with his friend Tom Sawyer. After he found all of this money, Huck became one of the richest kids in his town and was adopted by a wealthy widow. even after all of the good fortune that Huck ran into, he still liked to stick with his old ways. this includes skipping school and sleeping outside. this goes against all common thought of what a poor to rich person would do. the common thought would that this kid would want to get away from his old life, which makes it ironic. when the reader sees that Huck likes to sleep outside, it is humorous to the reader.