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LitCourse 8
How to Read: Irony

Irony—pop culture and beyond

The Outcast is another familiar ironic type:

A debased hero, despised by society, proves worthier than those who condemn her, thus revealing others' hypocrisy or bigotry. (Similar to the Underdog.)

• The Good Samaritan
• Cinderella
• The Scarlett Letter
• Huckleberry Finn
• The Help
• Gladiator

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