Irony In 'Loose-Juice Room'

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The passage is about the hardships that the family faces everyday. The author of this text conveys the idea that even though there is hardships faced by the family, they live a very unique lifestyle because even though they run into the walls they always run through them with the way act around the house. The writing strategy the author uses to convey the central idea is irony. The author uses irony to show you that certain things happen, but the reaction is different from what you would expect. Jeannette, her mom, dad, brother Brian, and sister Lori are faced with many problems everyday. One example that shows the family faces hardships is, “We called the kitchen the loose-juice room, because on the rare occasion that we had paid the electricity bill and had power, we’d get a wicked electric shock if we touched any damp or …show more content…

This sentence shows that they could be shocked badly when they walked into the kitchen. This is very dangerous considering that the kitchen is a main room in a house. The author uses irony to convey the central idea by telling us that they could be shocked, but they had a nickname for it and it seems almost like a joke to them. This shows that even though there is a chance of getting shocked is a hardship they get through it by nick naming it and taking it as a joke. Another

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