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Situational Irony In The Wizard Of Oz
In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, the entire plot is an example of situational irony. Dorothy travels a long way to find the Wizard of Oz to find a way to get back home to Kansas but discovers that she has had the ability to go home the entire time. The Scarecrow wants to have a brain but soon finds he is a genius, the Woodsman thinks he is incapable of love but then discovers he has a heart, the Lion comes across as a coward but then turns out to be extremely courageous. Finally, the Wizard, who is admired by everyone, turns out to have no special powers and is just an eccentric old man. Me Before You by JoJo Moyes is a novel that I feel different about in my reading life than I would in real life. In the book, Will Traynor
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