In "Once Upon A Time," I got the impression at the beginning that the narrator was going to give in to writing a child's story. In fact, she did just the opposite: composed a child's nightmare to help her fall asleep. Slightly erring on the creepy side? I think so! Irony at its best appears in the narrator's story. A perfect family is surrounded by not-so-perfect people. Burglaries and crimes crop up all around the "happily ever after" family. They take all precautions to secure their household and lives. While barriers keep people out, they also keep the family in. I found it ironic that the "wise old witch," or husband's mother, gave the boy the book of fairy tales and the parents money for a higher wall. Her gesture to the boy was innocent, designed to bring peace and fantasy to his world. However, because of lack of peace in their community and the boy's imagination, innocence was lost in the perfect family's life as the boy was torn to pieces by their barb wired fence.
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