Irony make the truth of past situations obvious to all. Other prominent examples of outcomes now seen as poignantly contrary to expectation include: Irony is often used in literature to produce a comic effect. This may also be combined with satire. For instance, an author may facetiously state something as a well-known fact and then demonstrate through the narrative that the fact is untrue. Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" begins with the proposition "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." In fact, it soon becomes
It Must Be a Good Book public art tour. It Must Be a Good Book It must be a good book is a sculpture by Gregory Mendez. It is located outside of the Adams Public Library in Decatur, Indiana, in the United States. "It Must Be a Good Book" is made of bronze. The work features two figures, a young boy and girl. The boy sits on the base of work, with his hands behind his back, propping him upwards. His left leg is arched upwards, and underneath it is his right leg, which stretches out on the ground. He wears a t-shirt, shorts, and sneakers.