Author's Note: This essay was inspired by the ironic mode of literature and trying to explain why the book, Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer, was written the way that it was.
It was a dark night, clouds filled the sky while drops of rain began to fall. Wolves could be heard howling in the distance under the moon that was shining as bright as a Bonn fire.You look out your window, noticing there is something running across the field. It’s a vampire. The word vampire is extremely symbolic of the ironic mode of literature. The story Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer, explains to readers in several ways through the way that the characters act and the symbolism of irony that it is written in the ironic mode of literature.
In this story, there are many things that really show the symbolism of irony. Ironic symbolism is very dark and creepy, making you feel a bit scared. For example, the setting is really dreary and dull. This is ironic symbolism because rain makes you feel down in the dumps. Also, there is rain all day, everyday. The main character’s personality is very plain and she is always depressed. Depression is key to irony because if the main character is happy and preppy, it makes the whole point of the story seem like something that it really wasn’t trying to go for. Near the end, it is really symbolic because they have to kill somebody; death is basically the main symbol in irony. Victoria, one of the human blood drinking vampires, is almost trying to seek revenge on them. As you can see, more vigorous actions are taken through irony. Though symbolism is awfully important, the events that go on pull the things in the symbolism area together.
No story would be a story without things that happen. In Twilight, there are lots of things that Bella is going through such as moving from Phoenix, Arizona to Forks, Washington. She struggles to meet new friends and find a place in the new school. Struggling and being a bit out of it shows strong representation of irony because their is a large sense of chaos. Bella then has to keep the secret that Edward is a vampire from her father; just that secret almost got her killed, which happens to be the main problem that occurred throughout the book. Lastly, the person that almost killed her, ends up dying and ironies always end up in death or loss of sanity. Mainly all of the main character’s struggles help support the ironic mode of literature.
Stephenie Meyers’ book, Twilight, is written in the ironic mode of literature and shows that in several ways. Many ironic dramas could possibly be written in the ironic mode of literature. So remember that the next time that you are reading a short story or a book; look to see if it follows the ironic mode of literature and try to relate to it in some way.
I absolutely loved your essay. Even though it wasn't too long, you still covered all that you needed to. I really got the sense that this was a very dreary and ironic book. Well done! You did a very good job with the fictional narrative in the beginning.I would recommend that you should do that in future essays!
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