But from room to room stand gatekeepers, each more powerful than the other" (Kafka, Metamorphosis and Other Stories, page 197). ... An element of realistic irony is present in this sentence as it is shown in the form of a confession. ... Just like in The Metamorphosis where Gregor became a cockroach-like insect, in this case the man is brought down to the same (or maybe even a lower) level as the fleas. ... By using the parable structure, Kafka brings a level of irony to the story as the bureaucracies of such religious and political systems that are being raised to question becomes appare...

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Nora's reaction is overt, contributing to the irony of the scene; elements of dialogue and character business reveal her horror and shame: When the children ask to come in and play with her, Nora exclaims, "No, no, no, don't let them come in to me!... Note how staging, specifically Nora's costume, reflects this metamorphosis: Nora changes out of her costume, symbolic of shedding her false persona, her old self, and she "enters into her regular clothes,"" symbolic of her entrance into this new, truer, life (1096). ...

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The irony is looked at as Gandhi receiving educational assistance from the society in which he later feels aversion towards. ... "Gandhi's early political career transpired only though his moral metamorphosis. ...

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