Xuela's father giving her away
It is ironical that when Xuela's mother died at childbirth, her father gave her to another woman to raise her. As the only surviving parent, Xuela's father should have raised his daughter himself and shown her love since she had already lost her mother.
Xuela Response to Breaking a Prized Plate
It is a situational irony that Xuela did not feel any remorse after breaking a plate that Ma Eunice loved above all her household items. Xuela said that even when she saw Ma Eunice wailing over her prized plate, she did not apologize for breaking it. Xuela should have apologized for breaking the plate because Ma Eunice had warned her about breaking it beforehand.
Xuela claiming that Ma Eunice was not a Dirty Woman
There's verbal irony when after narrating how Ma Eunice rarely washed her hair or clothes, Xuela says that Ma Eunice is not a Dirty woman. The statement is sarcastic and ironical.
Devotion to the church
It is a situational irony that the more Xuela's father robbed people the more he went to church. This is ironical because he was in a position of power which he used to rob people off their lands but he still went to church and took up leadership positions. The church should be a place that discourages such evil deeds as stealing.
Encouragement of Mistrust
It is a situational irony when the people of Mahut discourage their children from trusting each other. This is because the children are often faced by difficulties when they go to school hence they help each other out. The path they take to school is dangerous and they go as a group in order to protect each other. Their parents should encourage trust since the children depend on each other.
