The reason why it's ironic in "The Petrified Man" when Mrs. Fletcher declares "Well! I don't like children that much" would be: <span>
A) She is about to have her own child.
When Mrs. Fletcher said this statement, she's months pregnant with her own child. She even goes a length further by saying that she even almost considering abortion.</span>
Answer:
Personally, I would have put the same answers you have chosen.
