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1. Though with The Ambitious Guest yapping about his desire to achieve his destiny and ultimately build a monument to himself, the family loses sight of the simple blessings they have already achieved. In the end, which comes like a thief in the night, the mountain produces another rock slide, and they are all
2."The Ambitious Guest" is a short story illustrative of the power of one day's time; it is also illustrative of Hawthorne's search for the truth of the human heart. 1. A stranger happens upon the...
3.I shall have built my monument!" The irony is increased by the fact that the young guest's expression of his intense ambition causes members of the family to confess that they too have ambitions. Even the grandmother tells the family that she is ambitious to have a good funeral and to look well in her coffin.
4.A really great example of situational irony can be seen with the father of the family. The father of the family loves his family very much. They are described as a close and warm family. They would follow him anywhere he wished to go. He even expresses desire to live in a small town as a lawyer. The irony is that despite all this love he has for his family, he never thinks of moving them away from this hazardous region. He is well aware of the landslides, they even have a contingency barrier built. He could've avoided the impending disaster if he had just followed his dreams.
5.He is well aware of the landslides, they even have a contingency barrier built. He could've avoided the impending disaster if he had just followed his dreams.
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