One highlight from Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries: Ruth, by Judy Fentress-Williams is loyalty. In the book of Ruth, Ruth states, “Where you go, I will go; where you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God” (Ruth 1:14). Ruth says this to Naomi after Naomi tried to push her away. The commentary states that Ruth said this to Naomi as they were moving from Ruth’s homeland to Naomi’s homeland (Williams, chapter 1). I think this is significant because it shows that Ruth is actually following Naomi and not leaving her behind or abandoning her. This verse is a pivotal event in the first chapter which makes it even more significant (Williams, chapter 1). This is when the setting begins to change. It starts off in Moab and then they both travel to the land of Judah. It also …show more content…
In is important to understand the irony because it will give you a good understanding of the book. Irony contributes to the transformation of themes and perspectives. First, Bethlehem is first seen to be the place of famine but later becomes the setting where the characters find food and security (Hawk, Text and Commentary). Also, it is ironic that Ruth found her redeemer in the land of Judah. Naomi tried to push Ruth away and go back to her homeland but Ruth insisted on going to the land of Judah with her, which is where she met Boaz. This is important in understanding The Book of Ruth because if Ruth did not persuade Naomi to let her come along to Judah than Ruth might have never found her redeemer. This raises many questions as well. Would the ending of Ruth be completely different if she did not follow Naomi to the land of Judah? Was Boaz Ruth’s only redeemer? Ruth may have not ended up where Naomi wanted her to be but she did have a happy ending with Boaz. This is why the irony is significant in understanding the Book of
To begin with, Orleanna in Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible and Materia in MacDonald's Fall on Your Knees both lost their daughter. They both have grieved their loss, but it is in the way they grieved that has determined their progress in life. To start, the death of Ruth May was tragic to say the least, but Orleanna reacted in a smart way that has shown to pay off. It is evident that Ruth May's death was the figurative 'last straw' for Orleanna and she needed no more delay to leave the Congo. Orleanna became fixated on saving herself and her remaining children, saying "as long as I kept moving, my grief streamed out behind me like a swimmer's long hair in the water" (Kingsolver 381). Orleanna kept herself distracted from Ruth May's death
Irony is present throughout a major section of the story and follows the midwifery of Aminata and the unfortunate fates suffered by her own children. Throughout the course of the novel, Aminata makes a living “catching babies” for women of all colors everywhere that she ends up, receiving payment in currency as well as gifts in food and shelter. However, when it comes time for Aminata to have her own child, Mamadu, he ends up being taken from her by her first slave master, Robinson Appleby who ends up being sold to a plantation in the Southern United States. Later in the story, despite her best efforts, she has her second child sent to London during a massacre of black people in Nova Scotia, being separated once again and unable to care for her child. The irony lies in the fact that she catches and cares for so many children in the story, yet when it comes to her own offspring, she has them taken away.
She connects stories of different multicultural relationships between a man and a woman, and then continues on to compare the women and men from each story to each other. Social class is also mentioned in the story of Ruth and Boaz. Boaz was very wealthy and Ruth was found in his fields taking food for Naomi and herself. Traditionally, an individual that is born into a family of wealthiness is able to take care of their loved one- which is what Boaz does for Ruth after
In Rosemary’s Baby directed by Roman Polanski there are a lot of parallels when it comes to the bible and what it is happens to the characters in the film. Mia Farrow’s (Rosemary) wardrobe illustrates idea innocence. The clothing that Rosemary wears primarily baby doll dresses and Mary Janes mimic that of a toddler. Children are seen as being innocent and un-touched from the harsh realities of the world. Rosemary in the beginning of the film up until she gets practically raped by Satan is “un-touched” from the realities of this cult. To add to irony in her birthing Satan’s spawn she grew up very religious and with nuns from what is seen in her dreams/flashbacks. Rosemary’s character in the film is a parallel with the Virgin Mary (although Rosemary is not a virgin) in that she is having Satan’s child (much like Mary had Jesus).
Many of the events in The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck do not result in the expected manner. Although the Joads seem to be traveling in hope, irony seems to conquer several situations. There are three types of irony: in dramatic irony, the reader sees the characters mistakes, but not the character. In verbal irony, the author means something rather than what is said. Irony of situation is when there is a paradox between the purpose of an action and its result. By observing several situations during the novel, such as the events of the Weedpatch Camp, the death of Casey, and Chapter 29, much irony can be distinguished.
The pervasiveness of irony throughout the first eight chapters of Esther seems fitting considering the fact that the entire story takes place under highly ironic circumstances: one man's punishment for choosing to obey the word of God above the word of man. Although most of the irony seems to surround the character Mordeccai, hardly anyone mentioned in this tale is can escape the often cruel twists of ironic circumstance, including the queen for which the story is named, Esther. The interpretation of such irony from the standpoint of how it is use as literary device is probably best left to the biblical scholar, where as the interpretation of such irony from the standpoint of meaning is probably best left to the theologian.
In the “Ties that Bind” by Brenda Jackson she identifies parts of situational and verbal irony in a romantic love story that assures the same connection in future relations. Most parts of this book comes expected but in odd way. There is parts of the story that author says one thing but means another which keeps it interesting and wanting more. It’s an inevitable love story that sort of keeps you on your toes.
The irony makes the reader ask themselves What would have happened if Ethan Frome kept his desires to himself and didn’t pursue them? Or What if Mattie Silver never came to live with Ethan and Zeena? The novel would have a completely different ending and a different story plot. Irony is seen throughout the story as Ethan Frome tries to escape his miserable life with Zeena, but he cripples himself in the process. The following lines explain how Ethan and Mattie Silver get crippled.
Torah (the Law) "…means "teaching" or "instruction"…(Harris, 3) for mankind. The Torah includes both the Oral Law and the Written Law. In addition, the Law is an extension of sacred oral tradition, thus broadening the meaning of Torah to designate the entire body of Jewish laws, customs, and ceremonies.
William Penn Warren’s All the King’s Men is novel that explores the political society and its influences. Like several politicians in modern society, several characters have qualities that seem unsuitable to the impression that have made. These ironies in All the King’s Men reveal how the characters have flaws, which can result in critical consequences. Jack Burden, Adam Stanton, Judge Irwin and Willie Stark are characters that with ironic traits.
1. Irony is a useful device for giving stories many unexpected twists and turns. In Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour," irony is used very effectively in her story. Situational irony is used to show the reader what is assumed to happen sometimes doesn't. Dramatic irony is used to hint to the reader something is happening to the characters in the story that they do not know about. Irony is used throughout Chopin's "The Story of an Hour" through the use of situational irony and the use of dramatic irony.
This quote that was said by Ruth had a significant meaning and also a purpose for it being put in the book.
The book of Ruth has only four chapters. The story begins with a husband and wife who have two sons and move to a foreign country to escape a famine at home; the sons both marry in the foreign country. Then the husband and two sons die leaving behind three childless widows. The story ends on a happy note when the wife returns home bringing along one daughter-in-law who eventually marries a God-fearing Jew, which returns the family property to her and the two have a son who becomes the ancestor to David and Christ the Savior. The opening of chapter one is the narrative of an Israelite family, Elimelech and Naomi and their two sons, Mahlon and Chilion. A famine at Bethlehem (meaning “house of bread”!), their hometown, prompts the family to relocate to Moab where the sons marry Ruth and Orpah, natives of Moab. The death of her husband and her sons and the news that there is
An irony that is carried throughout the entire novel is the fact that Esther works in a prestigious fashion world, yet she sees everything gruesomely and cynically. This is also according to the article Down a
Irony is a useful device for giving stories many unexpected twists and turns. In Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour," irony is used as an effective literary device. Situational irony is used to show the reader that what is expected to happen sometimes doesn't. Dramatic irony is used to clue the reader in on something that is happening that the characters in the story do not know about. Irony is used throughout Chopin's "The Story of an Hour" through the use of situational irony and the use of dramatic irony.