Irony in
Anzia Yezierska, in The Lost Beautifulness, uses irony as a principle literary device to convey her themes of immigration to the reader. The story is built on one ironic situation after the other, even though it is not immediately clear; it only becomes apparent once the story has been read and the different incidents fixed together. The Lost Beautifulness culminates into an ending based on the layering of many events that the author subtly manipulates throughout the story. Illustrated by the strong usage of irony, Yezierska reveals the discrimination against immigrants in America and how they were often taken advantage of in many situations. Hanneh Hayyeh’s one desire in the story is to paint her kitchen white so it will be beautiful for her son’s return from the army. “ I begged myself by the landlord to paint up my kitchen, but he wouldn’t listen to me. So I seen that if I ever hoped to fix up my house, I’d have to spend my own money […]”(Yezierska). She does use her own money earned from washing extra clothes to buy the paint but really doesn’t have enough money to spend on things outside the necessary to survive. Hanneh even makes the ironical comment that “Making money ain’t everything in life” (Yezierska), although n
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Approximate Word count = 1151
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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