Chapter 7

Irony is present in the beginning of chapter seven. Billy boarded a plane that was taking him along with other passengers to a convention in Montreal. Billy was aware that the plane was going to crash, but the remaining passengers did not know of what was about to happen. Billy “knew it was going to crash, but he didn’t want to make a fool of himself by saying so” (196). The passengers and the barbershop quartet were singing along to Billy’s father-in-law’s favorite song, and the irony takes place when everyone was fine and content, but then the plane suddenly crashed. The incident was not expected, and no one knew of it except for Billy.