The Use of Irony in Identity 
In "The Importance of Being Earnest," Oscar Wilde uses the
irony in
identity not only as a humorous plot device but also as a vehicle for commenting on morality ....
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Biculltural Identity
.... Her search for
identity has the added
irony of being brought to a head by the unjust and racist imprisonment of her people. Born ....
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Asian American Struggles for Identity: Asian American Dreams
.... been lumped together as "Asians" in American culture, Chung uses
irony but also .... in a racist mainstream culture can also hold back
identity expression and ....
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Irony in Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
.... The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man is a book of
irony upon
irony. .... this series of awakenings leaves the protagonist as confused about his
identity at the ....
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Female Identity in Chopin & Perkins Gilman
.... assertion of a right to a new (or anyway distinctive) social
identity as a .... The double
irony in "The Yel low Wallpaper"--not present in The Awakening because ....
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Jewish American Writers
.... themes of
identity versus community and orthodoxy versus secularism, but they also share stylistic techniques in common such as symbolism, satire, and
irony to ....
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Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon
....
identity for himself, thereby liberating what Campbell would refer to as the flow of his family's life into the body of the world. It is the supreme
irony of ....
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Magic Realism in Song of Solomon
....
identity for himself, thereby liberating what Campbell would refer to as the flow of his family's life into the body of the world. It is the supreme
irony of ....
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The German Refugee
.... works are predicated upon the protagonist's necessary acceptance of his Jewish
identity" (18 .... The use of Martin Goldberg, also adds to the
irony of Oskar's self ....
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The German Refugee
.... works are predicated upon the protagonist's necessary acceptance of his Jewish
identity" (18 .... The use of Martin Goldberg, also adds to the
irony of Oskar's self ....
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Nisei Daughter
.... Her search for
identity has the added
irony of being brought to a head by the unjust and racist imprisonment of her people. Born ....
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Tragedy of OedipusThe King
.... The
irony here is obvious: Oedipus has pledged to seek out whoever it .... tragedy, as Oedipus fulfills his promise to uncover the killer's
identity, and destroys ....
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Themes of Arrogance & Denial in Oedipus the King
.... The
irony here is obvious: Oedipus has pledged to seek out whoever it .... tragedy, as Oedipus fulfills his promise to uncover the killer's
identity, and destroys ....
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Women & Marriage in Chopin & Wharton
.... Compounding the
irony is that the ultimate rational man, John, does indeed lose .... embody those limitations, as well as the fact that women's
identity in their ....
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Kate Chopin
.... on symbolism, imagery,
irony and other literary devices like use of language to illustrate the often devastating impact on female
identity and expression in a ....
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Gender Inequality & Racial Prejudice
.... shifting tides of racism and the many implications of ethnic
identity that make .... It is thus a curious
irony that follows: discrimination does not discriminate. ....
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Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach
.... shifting tides of racism and the many implications of ethnic
identity that make .... It is thus a curious
irony that follows: discrimination does not discriminate. ....
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My Last Duchess
.... list of restrictive parameters that defined a woman's behavior and personal
identity. .... see that Browning uses rhythm, structure, word choice,
irony, sarcasm and ....
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My Last Duchess
.... list of restrictive parameters that defined a woman's behavior and personal
identity. .... see that Browning uses rhythm, structure, word choice,
irony, sarcasm and ....
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The House of Mirth
.... The social and personal
identity problem created for Lily is dualistic .... a liability as long as it is not yet backed up by money and status." The
irony of Lily's ....
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Closely Observed Trains
.... as a road to evocation of national and personal Czech
identity, even conscience .... benefits of the fall of European communism are not exempt from
irony either, as ....
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Aspects of Works of Fiction
.... He undergoes an experience of initiation into life and
identity when he chooses to act .... 6. Verbal
irony takes place in a sarcastic comment in which a word means ....
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Development of the feminist movement
.... been the targets of a massive selling program to define their
identity and their .... that men did begin to fight against the breadwinner ethic: The great
irony. . ....
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Treatment of Turks in Present-Day Germany
.... The
irony here is that a country which cares about human rights violations .... If one considers all the determinants of ethnocultural
identity, coupled with the ....
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Democracy and Majority Rule
.... that diversity can be an asset and treat differences in
identity, culture and .... The
irony of the speech is that the Republican's, while showing such concern for ....
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Majority Rule & Minority Rights
.... that diversity can be an asset and treat differences in
identity, culture and .... The
irony of the speech is that the Republican's, while showing such concern for ....
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The US Senate
.... that diversity can be an asset and treat differences in
identity, culture and .... The
irony of the speech is that the Republican's, while showing such concern for ....
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Lucretius
.... The reacquaintance process forces a shift of fundamental
identity, not to mention culture .... physical death is difficult to see, except the vicious
irony of full ....
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Lovesong: Becoming a Jew
.... past his childhood and enter into a new phase of
identity, culturally and .... Lovesong repeatedly crystallizes this
irony of modern society for sometimes in trying ....
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The Red Convertible, Paul's Case, and The Man Who Was Almost a Man
.... is very similar to that of many adolescents who suffer with
identity formation issues .... In this
irony, Wright (1960) is showing us why he titled the story what he ....
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