What is it called when you read something and expect so much from a character but in the end, the results are unexpected

Irony has always existed in my life. I remembered how every morning before I went to school, I used to think about how I would tell this girl I had a crush on that I have a crush on her, but I never did. Instead I acted like I had no intentions at all. When I was little, I kept saying I would get on the roller coaster but I didn't. My 6th grade teacher told me I failed a test in front of the whole class but said my "failing grade is a 102%". Everyone in class was like "whoa Michael?" We all expected for my teacher to say "Michael passed once again with a 100%" Today and every morning I ironically say I wont take anymore than 30 minutes in the shower, but come out more than 45 minutes late.

A poem "Richard Cory" by Edwin Arlington Robinson, has irony in it. The character Richard is described as being a "gentleman from sole to crown." He "fluttered pulses" when ever he says "Good-morning." The narrator thought he was everything and wish that they were in his place. The character Richard seems to be in a higher rank in something but doesn't seem happy about it. He was also described as being "richer than a king" and yet he killed himself in the end of the poem when he put a bullet through his head. The irony in this story is that the character Richard had everything but wasn't happy. It was ironic how he had fans, became a role model for people and was rich but in the end, instead of owning some company or becoming an actual king, he shot himself in the head. I also think that one can be the wealthiest person in the world and still be unsatisfied.

The end of a short story called "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell, the characters Rainsford and general Zaroff showed a great line of irony. The lines were, "I see," he said. "Splendid! One of us is to furnish a repast for the hounds. The other will sleep in this very excellent bed. On guard, Rainsford." . . .He had never slept in a better bed, Rainsford decided. The irony part is where I can see clearly that Rainsford dies But the whole time, this dangerous hunting game was really a death trap for the character Rainsford. The hunter becomes the hunted.

The white house is another symbol of irony. It's the house that slaves built and yet blacks weren't allow to live in there until today. The new president is black with his family, living there even though it's still being called the white house. One time in history, blacks weren't suppose to even be invited to eat for a meal there. After Frederick Douglass was invited to a dinner there by Abraham Lincoln, the rules changed that blacks can no longer enjoy a big meal at the white house.

Irony is and will always be a thing of the past, present and future. It's an immovable force that will always exist.