Elements of Irony in Native son Native Son paints a disturbing, harsh picture of life within the benighted Belt of Chicago in the 1940s. Wright uses irony; sometimes subtly and at other times obviously to shape the judgment of the reader and as a foreshadowing mechanism. From our initial shooter to larges death, the technique of irony employed by Wright is effective, and devastating.
Our initial symbolization which foreshadows the fate of our protagonist is the huge black prat (5). The rat represents the feelings which Wright explores within big. The rat is killed right away, before it materially has a chance, yet it is able to attack Bigger before it is destroyed. By attacking instead of fleeing, the rat is caught and destroyed, much like Bigger as the story progresses. Much like the rat, Bigger teeters amidst the predatory (the initial response to the rat) and the hunted (the rat as killed by Bigger). The fact that the rat is destroyed by Bigger makes this scene even more ironic.
The idea of blindness permeates the novel in several ways. We can see the psychological and horny blindness of Bigger, the blindness to reality by the hyper-religious Ma, and the blindness to the real role and ideals of the Communist party by both Jan and Mary. by chance the best use of irony is the physical blindness of Mrs.
Dalton. Mrs. Dalton is the range of a function of blind; she has very afflictive senses (she notices the smell of alcohol in Marys room, saying: Youre dead drunk! You stink with whiskey! (86)) moreover she is unable to see Bigger killing her daughter. Her extra sensitive hearing and lack of sight give Bigger the power and opportunity to smother Mary. Yet, the true irony falls into the role surrounding Mr. and Mrs. Daltons participation with...
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