How/Why does S. E. Hinton use Verbal and Situational Irony in “The Outsiders”?

Cherry Believes that Both Gangs Have it Tough (Situational Irony) When Ponyboy and Cherry go to the concessions stand at the drive-in movie, Cherry makes the observation that things are tough everywhere, whether one is a Greaser or a Soc. She laments that if only the gang members realized this was the case, maybe they could understand each other and stop fighting. This moment is ironic, because it highlights the fact that the violence between the Greasers and the Socs is senseless and unnecessary, but it is also ironic because it highlights Cherry's naïveté about the nature of the rivalry between the two gangs. While Cherry wants to show Ponyboy that both sides have it rough, she doesn't realize how difficult the lives of the Greasers really are, because of poverty and hardship. Socs undoubtedly have difficult lives as well, but the class differences create real tension

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he is voicing feelings shared by all humans regardless of race.

in paul laurence dunbar's poem "we wear the mask," he replicates the words mask and we to emphasize how people in general -not just black americans- hide their true feelings. he suggests the masks cover people's faces and eyes, which are the main parts that display their emotions. he also thinks people's pain conceal behind those masks, so that they cannot see reality and nobody is able to see one another's sorrow.

original oratory is a competitive event in the national speech and debate association, stoa usa, national catholic forensic league, and other high school forensic competitions in which competitors deliver an original speech on a subject of their choosing, though the speech must be factual.racial discrimination refers to discrimination against individuals on the basis of their race. policies of racial segregation may formalize it, but it is also often exerted without being legalized and also it means facing injustice.