The Irony of the “Elegant Viceregal Carriage”
The narrator explains, “The perils of the journey from the Gulf to the City of Mexico were not diminished by travelling in such a grand carriage. In fact, the journey became more dangerous, perhaps not for me, but for the Indian tamemes- professional carriers- who crossed over their foreheads wide leather straps to help support the massive loads they carried.” Typically, the magnificent carriage would have contracted the integral perils in the expedition and streamlined the progression of conveying the narrator to the anticipated destination. The ironic perils unveil the unsystematic eventualities which cannot be alleviated by magnificence.
“I am the only person who will treat these people”
Father Jude’s assertion: “I am the only person who will treat these people” is ironic. First, he does not hold any medical proficiency; hence, it would be incredible for him to apply medical awareness which he lacks. Besides, if he had the supremacy to heal, then there would be no bereavements ascribed to the plague and lifeless bodies floating in the river would have been absent. Father Jude’s ironic remark portrays him as a deluded individual who thrives on self-deception to magnify the notion of his transcendence or spirituality.
