The Irony of divorce
According to the church, marriage is sacred. The couples are supposed to remain together despite any circumstance, and the woman is commanded to remain submissive until death. Ironically, the narrator divorces her husband because she wants to be independent. The only condition that would have warranted the divorce based on the church's teachings is unfaithfulness. The irony in this context is that the narrator wants freedom and experiment with life to know how it feels to be single and independent.
The irony of the Catholic Church
The Catholic Church teaches that all human beings are equal before God regardless of their gender. Ironically, the narrator reveals that the church is on the front line in discriminating against the female gender. For instance, the church reminds men of the significance of distancing themselves from women. The church treats men as superior beings compared to women, which contradicts the church's universal teaching. The narrator is keen to note that superior positions in the Catholic Church are preserved for men.
The irony of theFrench society
French society views Catholicism as the main pillar of a family unit. Ironically, there is no one condemning the dwindling of the Catholic authority in France because the older generation is comfortable with the new generation's attitude towards religion. The generation after WWII is rebellious, and women want to be independent. The new generation's rebelliousness contradicts the Catholic Church's expectations, which require a woman to be submissive to a man.
