Question

1. What is ironic or unexpected about this story? Or, what makes this story so funny? Cite text in your response. The ransom of red chief

Answer 1

In O. Henry's The Ransom of Red Chief, a plan to abduct a boy and hold him for ransom goes horribly wrong. Bill apologizes for handing up the ransom when the reader and Sam can view the boy. Situational irony happens when the reverse occurs.

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