Chapter 2: Aldric has never interviewed people for a job before. He spends his morning rehearsing his questions in a mirror and occasionally searching the internet for better questions to ask. He agonizes that he will sound foolish to a qualified candidate.
Chapter 3: Sarai arrives at the interview and is told Aldric will be right with her. She grows increasingly nervous as time passes and he does not appear.
Chapter 4: Aldric is panicking in his office, imagining scenarios where the superstar he is interviewing discovers that Aldric is, himself, unqualified, and walks out.
Chapter 5: Aldric and Sarai shake hands across the table. They both smile nervously. The interview begins.
Question
Use the story description to answer the question.
How does dramatic irony create different points of view entering the final chapter?
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Responses
Sarai enters the chapter expecting a negative outcome, while Aldric enters the chapter expecting a positive outcome.
Sarai enters the chapter expecting a negative outcome, while Aldric enters the chapter expecting a positive outcome.
The characters enter the chapter expecting a positive outcome, while the reader enters the chapter expecting a negative outcome.
The characters enter the chapter expecting a positive outcome, while the reader enters the chapter expecting a negative outcome.
The characters enter the chapter expecting a negative outcome, while the reader enters the chapter expecting a positive outcome.
The characters enter the chapter expecting a negative outcome, while the reader enters the chapter expecting a positive outcome.
Sarai enters the chapter expecting a positive outcome, while Aldric enters the chapter expecting a negative outcome.
1 answer
The correct response is:
Sarai enters the chapter expecting a negative outcome, while Aldric enters the chapter expecting a positive outcome.
This demonstrates dramatic irony, as the audience understands both characters are feeling anxious, but Sarai's nervousness leads her to expect failure, whereas Aldric, despite his inexperience, believes he can conduct a successful interview. The audience sees the tension in both their perspectives, heightening the stakes of the meeting.
