Dong-ho Searching for Jeong-dae (Dramatic Irony)
Dong-ho insists to everyone (including his family, Jin-su, Seon-ju, and Eun-sook) that he won't return home until he finds his best friend, Jeong-dae, who has gone missing. What no one except Dong-ho (and the audience) knows is that Jeong-dae is already dead; Dong-ho witnessed it happen. This is an example of dramatic irony because most of the characters' understanding of the situation differs from that of the reader.
The Naked Protest (Situational Irony)
During her days as a young activist taking part in labor strikes, Seon-ju participated in one strike where she and other young girls removed their clothes. They did this with the expectation that the police would not dare to arrest them because "everyone held the naked bodies of virginal girls to be something precious, almost sacred" (Chapter 5). On the contrary, the police attacked and severely injured the girls. This is an example of situational irony.
