The irony of life
They were the most discussed pair that night. He had one of the funniest names the narrator had ever heard – Walrus – and his lady friend was called “Star.” One could say that the woman was a celebrity. Somebody “at the party” said that she was “a secretary at a recording studio,” and someone else said she’d “eloped with a much older man and never had the marriage annulled.” Star also had been “an extra in a few movies.” The irony of her life was that she “never managed to have a career in Hollywood.” Star failed to be become a Hollywood star.
Modern art
Inside, she saw something she thought was “a piece of sculpture.” However, “closer inspection” helped to reveal that it was just “a great quantity of cooked lobsters” that was “stacked on shelves of a tall metal stand surrounded not by devotional candles but by open jars of mayonnaise.” At that point, she didn’t even know that lobsters existed. The irony is that contemporary art can be really confusing. Even a lobster can be turned into a piece of art by a gifted artist. However, in this case, these lobsters are just food.
A perfect life
That man from the IRS was really “nice.” He was both helpful and patient, an embodiment of respectfulness. As the result, they had a nice chat whilst she showed him a house. However, as soon as the man entered her “husband’s office,” his attention was fully invested into a process of inspecting the room. He did like it very much! He told that it was “a peaceful, functional room.” The man also believed that “more people should have a sanctuary like this.” The biggest advantage of the room was the fact that there wasn’t even “a desk phone.” It was the room for “uninterrupted time.” The irony was that there were several phones in the house and one of them was in the bedroom. If somebody really wanted to interrupt peaceful existence of a room’s occupant, they would find a way. People tend to idealize lives of others.
