Irony

"...the whirring noise of the advancing film excited the monkeys, and the one with the stick began to beat Bobby more intently."

This excerpt is an example of irony because throughout the story, the Das' hardly paid any attention to their children. However, the parents are the main cause of the monkey attack. The monkeys were drawn in by the food that Mrs. Das was eating. Next, the camera flash by Mr. Das set them off. The ending to this story also was quite surprising to me. I expected Mrs. Das to flirt with Mr. Kapasi when they were alone. However, to his disappointment, the romance was created by Mr. Kapasi's imagination. Mrs. Das was offended by Mr. Kapasi and she broke his heart.