“Don’t ever try this yourself.” (“Powder”)
The narrator’s father utters the words: “Don’t ever try this yourself” to prohibit the narrator from ever attempting to drive in the snow. The words are ironic because after the narrator removes the barricades, his father tells him, “Now you’re an accomplice…We go down together.” If the narrator is an accomplice, then it means that he has already taken part from an activity that his father is forbidding about.
The Irony of Frances’ love for his brother (“The Night In Question”)
Frances loves Frank even though “most shamelessly in the months before his accident. He'd invaded her home, caused her trouble at work, nearly destroyed her marriage.” It is ironic for Frances to remain devoted to her brother after he partakes actions that jeopardize her marriage. Ordinarily, she would have been infuriated by him and would not have cared to go to his apartment, to comfort him , when he experienced a heart ache. The irony confirms that their childhood bond has not contracted even though they are grown-ups. Frances’ insentient wish to safeguard her brother from the time he was young cannot crash even when he takes part in dishonorable acts.
