The instances of situational irony that occur in the above passage are:
The aunt expects the boy to accept her explanations, but he does not.
The aunt expects the boy to be interested in the cows, but he is not.
A situational irony is a form of irony in which the actions have an opposite effect of what it is intended. The outcome of the situation is totally different to what it is expected. In the above excerpt, the answers which the boy gets from his Aunt and the way he deals with those answers are an example of situational irony.
Cast out because you are exiling them away and to you would be casting them out
At the end of the story, Lizabeth says that she is also trying live her life in a way to find hope in most barren situations also when she says "I too have planted marigolds".
<u>Explanation:</u>
The story "Marigold" talks about the importance of empathy and compassion, growing up and accepting responsibility in the life of the people and in the human beings where they not only care about themselves but also about their fellow mates.
The main character of the story is Lizabeth who is shown to be at the cross road of her life which remarks of an incident which led to the huge change in her life from a girl to a woman in her life.
Answer:
I'm not sure what the question is or if this even <em>is </em>a question, but here's what I got!
"Sshhh! You <em>don't</em><em> </em>the secret.tell/not tell"
Tell me in the ch-at if it's a question and please explain it better and I'm sure I can then help.