The Irony of Harry
Harry is determined to pursue higher education after he comes from World War I. He promises himself that nothing is going to stop him from joining college. After returning from the war, Harry's father dies, leaving his range in a messy situation. Harry promises himself that he is going to take care of the ranch and then proceed to college. Satirically, Harry never goes to college for the rest of his life and what he gets after relocating to the farm is a wife. The author writes, "But just as he set out for college, his father, H.C. Day, died leaving his parched and dusty family ranch in South East of Arizona in a terrible financial trait. Harry had to leave for California to see if he could rescue the cattle-raising operation. He never goes to college. It was one of the regrets of his life.”
The Irony of John O’Connor III
The common phrase that 'age is just nothing but a number' did not apply when O'Connor III and Sandra were dating. These two bright minds met at Stanford Law School. Ironically, O'Connor was one year behind Sandra, his future wife. Being behind one class did not deter O'Connor from dating Sandra. On realizing that O'Connor is a brilliant mind, Sandra never dated anyone else, and at last she ended being O'Connor's wife and held the title Justice O'Connor in the United States' Supreme Court. The author writes, “John, a year behind his future wife, spent an evening with her in the romantic pursuit of proofreading and citation checking for a law review article.”
The irony of love
Harry and Ada Mae are madly in love, and they want to move together. However, Ada Mae's parents do not want to approve of this marriage because they are concerned that their daughter will suffer in poverty. Ironically, the union between Harry and Ada Mae yields Sandra, a woman who makes a historical mark in the Justice System to help women have equal access to opportunities. The reader is sure that Ada Mae's parents might have lived to regret their assumptions.
The Irony of Sandra at the age of 15
Sandra is an extremely hardworking lady, and she is ready to do what men can do. The reader finds it ironic that Sandra drives their ranch truck at the age of 15 years, a predominantly male job. The author writes, "It was not comfortable being Harry Day's favorite kid. When she was fifteen, she drove the ranch truck across the unmapped terrain of a substantially isolated ranch to bring lunch to her father and the crew when she got a flat tire.
The Irony of Ruth Bader’s Mother
When Ruth is a young girl, she spends the most time with her mother. The Jewish parents are obliged to teach their children about the Jewish faith. Ironically, Ruth's mother decides to take a different approach and decides to teach her about traditional justices. The author writes, "Her mother, who had been raised Orthodox, taught her more about the traditional justice than the more rigid rules of the Jewish faith.”
