Oswald Cornelius
Oswald Cornelius thinks he is rescued from the filthy stop in the middle of the desert when he sees the wealthy Arab coming in an expensive car. He looks down upon the poor worker at the stop thinking that he might catch various disease if close to him. Wealthy Aziz brings him to his home where he spends a more than comfortable night. The next morning the man tells him that he has a secret diseased daughter living there as well. It turns out that Oswald's greatest fear of catching a disease came true in the place he least expected it.
Irony of "The Great Switcheroo"
"The Great Switcheroo" is a story about a husband persuading his neighbor friend to switch wives for the night. The husband is confident in his lover's skills and doesn't think of the consequences of the idea. Those consequences include his wife being satisfied for the first time in their marriage by another man and having to watch the smug face of his neighbor after realizing his own failure as a man and husband.
Irony of "The Last Act"
"The Last Act" is a twisted story that takes the theme of recovery from suicidal thoughts and turns it into a story of revenge. Feeling alone and missing company, Anna calls his old love from youth to be with her. This man is full of ill feelings towards her, not having got over their break up years ago, and enacts his revenge at this weakest point of Anna's life, using her insecurity to humiliate her and bring her back to the state before her recovery.
