Nicola's Stand on Immigrants
It is a situational irony that Nicola praises immigrant kids yet she hired tutors to take her son out of the school that had many immigrant children. It is the readers' expectation that if Nicola liked immigrants, she would not have taken her son from that school.
The Board of Education's Ignorance
It is ironical that the Board of Education was ignorant to the needs of school children. Several committees had submitted needs such as seedlings for kindergarten children and the board rejected them, among other needs by children. The board took long to respond to the requests of the committee and when they did, their answers were negative.
Henry's Reluctance to tell Catherine His Problems
It is ironical that while Henry knew that Catherine was an efficient problem solver, he did not tell her about his forced eviction until the last minute when she could not do anything about it. It is the readers' expectation that Henry tell Catherine about his eviction because he knew that she could fight it and win.
The Mystery Book that Lizzie gave Mrs. Kovinski
The plot of the mystery novel is ironical because the detective on a murder case had interviewed suspects, gathered evidence and analyzed it and investigated the crime only to find out that he was the murderer. This is ironical because since he was the murderer, there was no need for him to investigate the crime to prove it.
The Response to Chaos
The narrator, Lizzie, predicted that chaos would be the norm of the day in the future. When a question was asked about the response to it, the answer was that children should be taught techniques for calming a fearful mind. This is ironical because the chaos should be dealt with rather than people give ip on it and allow it to happen.
