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alykat
alykat
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Is there any irony present in Biloxi Blues by Neil Simon?

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Posted by alykat on Saturday April 28, 2007 at 12:45 PM and tagged with biloxi blues.

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  1. gbeatty Teacher
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    Yes. There is both small scale irony, in some of the jokes, and larger, structural ironies. One of the easiest examples of the larger ironies is that early in the play, Eugene proposes has everyone share what they'd do if they only had a week to live. This is ironic because the time period is slightly longer, but some of them do only have a short time to live—they are going to war.

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    Posted by gbeatty on Sunday April 29, 2007 at 10:31 AM