Exercice : Question 1
In Henry James's The Awkward Age, Mr. Cashmore is a wealthy character who always wants to enlarge his wealth.
Which literary concept best corresponds to this character's name:
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irony (Literary irony often flatters its readers' intelligence at the expense of a character; it is a form of humour. Here, the character's name suits his failings (his greed) so well that it causes us to smile. If this name had had a tragic or pathetic quality, then it would have rather terrified us or made us pity the character).