What's the irony?

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Here is a question on O. Henry's Chapter - The bestseller, given in my textbook. Pls. tell what's the irony in the name Trevelyan (a character in the lesson). Thanks for the help.

Fivejedjon · Accepted Answer

Welcome to the forum, anshh.

This sounds suspiciously like a homework assignment. We like to help when we can, but we don't help with homework assignments. Your teacher wants to know what you can do, not what we can do.

AlpheccaStars · Answer

fivejedjon we don't help with homework assignments.

Some of us may assist you with homework, but we all refuse to do it from scratch.

Anshh · Answer

Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't knew that. On my next posts, will it do if I show my work as well?

Mister Micawber · Answer

anshhOn my next posts, will it do if I show my work as well?

That would be a good idea, anshh. Welcome to EF.

Anshh · Answer

Thank you very much. I feel that irony is something that is opposite to the literal meaning of the text. But in the story of 'The Bestseller', we nowhere find such a meaning. I was also unable to find the meaning of the name of the character itself, would you please help me in this regard? Thanks.

Anonymous · Answer

The irony seems to be that Pescud who threw the bestseller away as trash writing, nevertheless, in real life, recreates a romance much like that in the novel, he, a traveling salesman, taking the part of the romantic hero, Trevelyan (travel/trevel), in the novel.

Anshh · Answer

AnonymousThe irony seems to be that Pescud who threw the bestseller away as trash writing, nevertheless, in real life, recreates a romance much like that in the novel, he, a traveling salesman, taking the part of the romantic hero, Trevelyan (travel/trevel), in the novel.

Thanks, that helped me a lot.

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