"...the alarm set up wailing against the screams while the beleeding mass of the little boy was hacked out of the security coil with saws, wire-cutters, choppers, and they carried it- the man, the wife, the hysterical trusted housemaid and the weeping gardener- into the house."
This quote provides an example of irony. The irony is that the devices that were supposed to protect the family actually hurt them. The little boy was badly hurt as a result of all of the parents' precautions. There is also irony in that no one regarded the alarms seriously because they went off so often when there was not a threat. Even without having a problem or attempted intrusion, the parents kept getting more security measures installed. This shows how paranoid they are with their safety. There is also evidence that the parents are hypocritical. It seems like their own and their son's safety is their primary concern, but they do not recognize the threat that the security system poses to him. Even when they are out walking, the parents let the son walk ahead with the dog all alone. If they were as cautious as they make it seem, they would make their son stay near. Perhaps the largest irony in the story overall is that the narrator states that he or she was encouraged to write a children's story. The young boy was emulating the accounts of a child's story. She was pointing out the hazards that can come from children's stories and perhaps a reason why she chooses not to write them.
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