Story of an Hour and The Wife of His Youth: Utilize forms of Irony

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Both Chopin in “Story of an Hour” and Chestnutt in “The Wife of His Youth” utilize different forms of irony to create some suspense to the reader. For example, when Mrs Mallady goes upstairs to mourn her husband, the reader becomes worried for Mrs Mallady, but when we find out that his death overjoys her, we develop suspense to know why she was happy. Similarly, Chestnutt uses dramatic irony by letting the reader know that Mr Ryder is Sam, whereas the guests do not know. I liked the suspense that the stories elicited in the reader, especially in “Story of an Hour” because it creates several questions regarding relationships that people think are loved only to realize that their partne...