The Nephews
The two nephews visit the blue-star woman claiming that they want to accord her help. They pretend that they want to help her since they heard she has been starving yet finishes all her coffee and bread. They knew the woman was suffering and therefore should have spared that food for her sustenance, but they do not. In addition, they offer to help her but on the condition that she pays them half of her properties. It was expected that they would help an elderly woman like that for free, but they ask for payment. which is ironic.
Irony of the Soft-Hearted man
The soft-hearted man steals and kills to get meat for his dying father which is ironic as these are the same things he was preaching against to his crowd. It was only expected that he would try to live a different life from the others. Instead, he commits the same crimes. Under no condition is he expected to give in to sin, but he does. His heart is not so soft after all, as he can also do the same things he warned against.
Irony of Reversed Roles
In most situations it is always a woman in distress needing to be saved, but the roles are reversed with the man being saved. Tusee is a courageous female warrior. She goes ahead to save the love of her life all alone which is commendable. It would have been expected that she would go back and bring the other warriors to help her. On the contrary, she hatches a plan of her own that enables her to rescue the young man. In addition, she carries the man all by herself back to Dakota. She surpassed the expectations of many people with her strength and courage.
