About 85% of my short stories that I annotated are mostly relating to irony and character. I only annotated for character in one story. But if I did for all three it would have much to say. Through all the three stories I have read all could have irony. Like the "Monkey's Paw". This deals with arrogance and miscommunication. Both of these could have been avoided. The same in "The Sniper". I know its not the sniper's fault but if only there was a way to communicate to his brother during the war.
Last but not least "Sucker". It was good to me. But I see Irony when he treats his cousin bad and then gets treated by the girl he likes, like crap. In the beginning I was thinking that this is what he deserves but later on I see that he didn't know what to do, he was confused, things didn't make sense. So to me he was like a confused bully.
Z - your observations about arrogance and communication are strong. These could be potential paths for thesis statements.
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