Examples of Irony:
1. The
boy who is considered the weakest at Devon--Leper--is the first to enlist in the war
effort. Granted, Leper does not make it very far in the training process, but his
initial decision to leave school and enlist surprises
everyone.
2. It is also ironic that Finny's second
"accident," the fall down the steps, causes him to break the same leg again. This is
ironic and symbolic. It's as if Gene injures Finny a second
time.
3. At the novel's end, the doctor explains to Gene
that Finny died during surgery when marrow--representative of life and living life to
the fullest in literature--causes a blood clot of sorts which stops Finny's heart. It's
as if Finny is so full of life that it kills him.
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