Irony in The Pardoner's Tale

Irony in The Pardoner's Tale

     Irony is everywhere in the world today, which is kind of ironic. In The Pardoner's Tale, irony, along with greed, is the focus point. Examples of irony that will be pointed out include trying to kill death, being friendly by killing a friend, and the story teller saying how bad greed is when he is greedy himself. 

     "And we will kill this traitor Death, I say." Now does that sound ironic? Maybe because it is. How can death be killed? In The Pardoner's Tale, three friends set out to find and kill death. This leaves the reader wondering what is going through the heads of the three friends. Are they crazy? Have they had too much to drink? Well maybe they had, but irony is defiantly present from the very beginning of the story until the end. 

     The three friends find valuable coins under a tree. Their first thought was to split it up three ways. One of the friends goes back to town to gather some supplies. While he is gone, the other two think it would be a friendly act to each other to kill him so they will get more money. It is ironic that they think it is a friendly act to kill a friend. Little do the two know, he is planning to kill them and get the money all to himself. Greed is an overpowering factor in life, and people will sometimes do whatever they need to do to get whatever they want. 

     This story is all about how greed is bad and will catch up with everybody in the long run. The most ironic part in this story is that the person telling it is the greediest of them all. The Pardoner would scam anybody and everybody he could find. He would say he had a valuable item, but it was actually a pillow case. This story is about a greedy person telling the reader how bad being greedy is. This is irony at its finest.

     Irony, whether people realize it or not, is everywhere. Sometimes it is easy to spot, and sometimes it is not. In The Pardoner's Tale, irony is almost always present. The Pardoner's Tale is based around irony and greed, and shows good examples of each. 

Pygmalion

     The way people speak says a lot about themselves. This stays true in the book Pygmalion. In Pygmalion, Higgins studied each person's speech, and could tell you a wealth of information about the person. Speech is a big part in everybody's life. I will talk about how speech deals with class distinction and in some cases how it affects relationships.

     Class distinction says a lot about a person. It defines you and who you are. In the book Pygmalion, class distinction plays a major role. In the beginning, Liza could not speak very well. At the time, she was also in the lower class. Liza sold flowers, and she wanted to have her own shop. There was one thing holding her back. Her speech was a major setback. The only way she could get the shop was to improve her dialect. She worked with Higgins, and did improve her speech. She was no longer viewed as lower class once she did. This relates to today because people still, and always will, view you on your dialect. You can not be a lawyer and go to court talking in slang. You need to have proper grammar and be understood clearly. 

     Higgins and Liza had a relationship that was like a roller coaster. It had its ups and downs. In the beginning, Higgins could speak properly and Liza could not. This is where their whole relationship started. Higgins offered to help Liza and teach her how to improve her dialect. Liza started falling for Higgins, but he never really showed her that he liked her. During the book, they became good friends, but nothing more than that. They ended up just being friends, and everybody was happy. 

     In ways Pygmalion does relate to the times of today. Speech is a big part, and will always be a big part in society. Your dialect stays with you forever. It is what others view you by. The book Pygmalion shows how important it is, and how your grammar can affect a person in many different ways. 

My Life Goals

My Life Goals

    By: Oliver Pollard    

     Goals are important in your life. They give you something to shoot for. Most people have goals and, trying to reach them can make you a better person. My three main goals are to graduate high school, go to college, and have a family.
     My main senior year goal is to graduate from high school. I have always tried to make good grades and, I wont stop trying now. I will push myself to make good grades this year. Another senior year goal for me is apply to college. I hope to be attending the University of Mississippi. These are my senior year goals, and I will do whatever it takes to achieve them.
     After high school, I want to go to college. My biggest goal out of all of them is to graduate from college. Once out of college, I hope to get a decent job and start off my career. It is important to me to get a good job and be smart with my life. Money is a big issue. I want to be financially stable and have good decision making when it comes to money. These are my goals after I get out of high school.
     My biggest lifetime goal is to have a family. I want to get married and have kids. Another one of my lifetime goals is to go on a trip around the world. I went to China one summer, and it was the best experience I have ever had. I want to experience that again and again. These are my lifetime goals and they are very important to me.
     These are the goals I want to achieve in my life. I will try my best to reach them. Goals help you push yourself and find your real potential. They force you to make an effort if you want to reach them. Goals are important and I will try my best to go all out and achieve them.