How do you know that the story "Charles" contains irony? Be sure to explain the irony in the story and include textual evidence to support your answer. Use the RACE format to answer the prompt. Always remember to indent the first line of the paragraph. You MUST have a complete paragraph, do not leave your answer in the outline format. Restate the Question Answer the question Cite evidence from the text Explain the Evidence Conclusion sentence
Dramatic irony is used in Shirley Jackson's "Charles" as the mother/narrator never suspects that the poorly-behaved boy about whom her son speaks is, in actuality, her own child, Laurie while readers soon realize the truth.
