Irony is a significant literary device, which is used many times to achieve a good sense of humor. A perfect example for a use of irony is seen in the description of the psychologist of the main character, Lenora.

"After all, she was just a psychologist. God ! She wasn't ! Apart from Pandora [his infatuated love] she was probably the loveliest woman I have ever spoken to. I found it hard to take my eyes off her black suede shoes with high heels. "

Before the entrance of Adrian to the psychologist's room, he obviously does not expect much of a physical appearance. However, after he enters

2) Force him to sit in a room with Ivan Braithwhite while Ivan talks about the finer details of the Labor Party's Constitution, with particular reference to Clause Four. (This is a true torture, as I can bear witness)

4) Chain him naked to a wall while a bevy of beautiful girls walk by, cruelly mocking his flaccid and aroused penis.

Satire, another literary device that is used in the story, strengthened the humor basis of the plot by its scornful style. First use of a satiric expression is involved in Adrian's view of his infatuated love's, Pandora's, husband. "Julian, Pandora's upper-crust husband was boring as hell. It's a mysterious surprise how a girl like Pandora, could marry a callous creature like Julian." (p. 16) Adrian's ultimate jealousy towards Julian, can be concluded from this satiric description. Furthermore, an extract from Adrian's interpretation of his boss, Brown, can also be given as an example of a satire usage. "Brown, and the lovely Megan. Why do woman throw themselves at worn-out old gits like Brown and Cavendish, and ignore young, virile, bearded men like me? It defies logic." (p 41) Just like he did to Pandora's husband, Adrian feels hatred to Brown, because he has the chance to be with the loveliest woman in Newsport. Here, "worn-out git" is a very good example of satire, which is deliberately used to describe a first-class boss. The final instance of a satiric description is present in Adrian's thoughts towards the secret relationship of his fiance with his mother's fiance, Martin Muffet.

"Saturday, August 17th: There is no cruise ship. There are no passengers. Each member of our party is paddling their own canoe. I am crouched inside a two-man tent. Outside are swarms of huge, black mosquitoes. They are waiting for me to emerge. With a bit of luck, I will die in my sleep." (p 148)

In the instance, with the addition of a sexual pun, the idea of exaggeration in the tortures becomes clearer. Act

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