The story of kidnappers getting more than they bargained for is a familiar trope in film and TV. Compare “The Ransom of Red Chief” with a more modern version of this kind of story, analyzing the use of humor and irony in both. Be sure to include specific quotes or passages from both texts in your comparison.

The Ransom of Red Chief Summary. Bill and Sam, two petty criminals looking for an easy two thousand dollars, hatch a plot to kidnap and hold for ransom Johnny, the 10-year-old son of Ebenezer Dorset, a wealthy pillar of the community. They pick up the boy and take him to a cave hideout, but there the tables are turned.

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a simile is first defined as a type of speech that uses one thing or phrase with comparisons to things of an unrelated kind, often in order to make a more vivacious description. so of the phrases above, only the last one (i swear she cast a shadow white as stone) would be considered a simile, as a shadow white as stone takes two unrelated things and uses them in an interesting way.

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