Spending a night with the stranger
The narrator commences the story by giving a snapshot of her adventure. While walking along the river bank, she meets a stranger. Ironically, the narrator spends the night with the stranger without knowing him first. Under normal circumstances, a woman can only sleep with a man after knowing him well. Therefore, the narrator’s decision to sleep with the stranger is entirely satirical.
The irony of kidnapping
The narrator tells of her ordeal with the stranger who spent a night with her. The narrator argues that she knew that she had been kidnapped by the spirits, like what happened to the Yellow Woman. Sardonically, despite knowing that she was being kidnapped, the narrator did not show any sign of resistance. For instance, the narrator agreed to go to the stranger’s house without resisting.
The irony of the narrator
The reader finds the narrator to be a satirical woman because she does not know who she is. For instance, the narrator does not refer to herself using her name because she references Yellow Woman. Consequently, the narrator is suffering from an identity crisis.
The irony of the white man
As Silva and the narrator rode the house to the market to sell the meat, the white man spots them and suspects thieves. According to the white man, Silva is not a hunter but a thief. Ironically, the white man orders the narrator to walk away without turning back, and when she walks forward, she finds herself at her house in the village. The satire in this narrative is that the white man accuses Silva and the narrator as thieves without any proof.
