Irony in Hungry Hearts
...h because she tolerates her negative attitude and continues to support her in times of need. One day, Benny, Hanneh favorite child, is missing. Hanneh is absolutely distraught. Mrs. Pelz tries to calm her and takes pity on her along with the rest of the neighborhood. When Benny is brought back safely by a policeman, Hanneh changes from being a concerned to beating the child and scolding him. This sudden change in attitude is just the beginning of ironic and unappreciative behavior toward the smallest amount of good fortune. Most mothers would have been overjoyed to have their child back. It is also ironic that before Benny went missing, Hanneh told Mrs. Pelz that she wished God would take one of her children off her hands. She though mothers who lost a child were lucky because they had one less mouth to feed. Another major ironic point of the story is that all of the children become very successful, just like Mrs. Pelz said they would. After living in extreme poverty for years, the family finally has enough money to like as comfortably as they would like. One would guess this would finally satisfy Hanneh. However, now that she has moved to the nice area of the city, she has no friends. She misses being able to go over to Mrs. Pelz whenever she need to. At her new townhouse, she is very lonely. After all the ...