Answer:
The ironic part is where it says "thought we were going to have to get on without you, tessie"
Explanation:
This only becomes ironic after the reader has finished with the story and can understand what has happened because at the end Tessie "wins" the lottery.
Old Man old man with brown skin talking of past when being shephard in utah, nevada, colorado and new mexico was life lived freely; old man, grandfather, wise with time running rivulets on face, deep, rich furrows, each one a legacy, deep, rich memories of life . . . "you are...
This line implies that humans, have been created in a sort of synthetic environment. Humans in this case, are now the most intellegent beings on the known universe, they have been monitored, similar to test subjects. These people/ this race, is more intelligent than man, and humans have been in an experiment this whole time.
Hope this helps.
Answer:
A computer is not used by her
