A hero never gives up on a quest.
A hero takes big risks to face a challenge.
Situational irony is when an event doesn't turn out as expected. Throughout the story, the reader expects Mr. Mallard to be dead so when he opens the door at the end it is situational irony. The story could still be ironic if he had actually been dead if Mrs. Mallard died at the end. Just when she gets her freedom to live for herself, she dies of a heart attack is situational irony because her death is unexpected in the plot line.
The correct answer is C, due to the fact that Buck's life and emotions are very similar to humans, as Buck's life is an allegory of human lives.
