Large parties are more personal.
Jordan's statement about small parties being more intimate and large parties being uninviting and impersonal is ironic because the large parties in the novel, particularly Gatsby's, are known for their excess and opulence, drawing in crowds with their allure despite their superficiality. This contrast highlights the superficiality and facade of Gatsby's extravagant lifestyle and the shallow interactions that take place at his parties.
Large parties are more personal.
Jordan's comment about large parties being intimate is ironic because the traditional understanding is that large parties are loud and chaotic, making intimacy hard to achieve. Jordan's perspective challenges this idea by implying that intimacy can still be found in the midst of a crowd.
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ex: if someone breaks their leg and has it amputated an ironic statement would be saying "well that will be hard to run for the bus now
'Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair' is ironic because there is nothing left but the giant pair of legs.
Oedipus unknowingly marries his mother, Jocasta, and begets children with her. The statement is ironic because when he refers to the marriage bed as his "bed of seed," he unknowingly alludes to the incestuous nature of his relationship with Jocasta.
He makes this statement in a piece advocating eating children.
Lady Macbeth's statement "What is done is done" is ironic because she says it to try to reassure herself and her husband after Duncan's murder, when in reality, the consequences of their actions continue to haunt them throughout the play. The statement reflects Lady Macbeth's attempts to suppress her guilt and anxiety by dismissing the gravity of their crimes, which ultimately leads to their downfall.
Irony is when the opposite of what you would expect to happen actually happens. A firehouse burning down to the ground is ironic because you would never expect that to happen.
His reaction was ironic because he had previously claimed to hate big parties, yet he was the one who ended up organizing and hosting the largest one ever. This contrast highlights the irony in his behavior and how it contradicts his previous statements.
No (that was ironic).