Honestly, the first word that popped into my mind
after reading this was "ironic". Multiple times, the author pointed
out that they were living a happy lives with no worries. They had each other,
the wife, the husband, the child, and the maids all were relatively happy.
However, I realized as the story progressed, what defined their happiness? They
were constantly under siege from the external riots. They were also constantly
at risk of their house being broken in to. I feel that they initially assumed
that they will live happy lives, but as they realize their situation, those
feelings may change. On a side note, I was very confused as to why the
grandmother was referred to as a witch. There were multiple situations of irony
though out this story. The last and most recognizable ironic situation happened
with the boy and the barbed wire. The irony comes from the fact that the wire
was supposed to keep injury and harm outside, but the wire actually inflicted
serious pain onto whom the wire was supposed to be protecting.
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