Read this passage from “to build a fire.” what is ironic about the man’s situation? it certainly was cold, was his thought. when he got back to the states he could tell the folks what real cold was. he drifted on from this to a vision of the old-timer on sulphur creek. he could see him quite clearly, warm and comfortable, and smoking a pipe. "you were right, old hoss; you were right," the man mumbled to the old-timer of sulphur creek. then the man drowsed off into what seemed to him the most comfortable and satisfying sleep he had ever known. it is dangerously cold in that part of the world. the man will live to tell the tale about his near-death experience. the old timer had warned the man about the cold. once the man accepts dying, he becomes comfortable.

Once the man accepts dying, he becomes comfortable.

Explanation:

Irony is a rhetorical device in which an event that appears, on the surface, to be a certain way, in fact differs radically from what is actually the case. In this excerpt, we learn that the man is freezing to death. Normally, we would expect that dying would bring a lot of suffering or stress to a person. However, in this passage, we learn that the man actually becomes more comfortable and happy as he approaches death.

nobody can deny that cars are the most used means of transport all over the world. however owing a car could have some disadvantages. first of all, having a car on your own allows you to go everywhere without depending on timetables. moreover, you can use it whenever you need it no matter the time or the climate conditions. furthermore, if you have a car, you would not have to wait for nobody to share it when going to somewhere. nevertheless, one major disadvantages of owing a car is the fact that fuel is very expensive nowadays so that not everyone can afford it. in addition, you have to pay insurance to be protected by legal conditions. apart from this, the person who owns a car always has to maintain the car and repair any mechanical problem which could costs a huge amount of money. what is more, if you have to travel long distances, and you do not like driving, one probably would be exhausted and irritated due to driving for a long time. besides, cars cause environmental pollution. to sum up, owing a car means that you have more freedom to travel whenever and wherever people want to, however the car maintenance could be a very expensive issue that can have bad consequences at your economy.

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