The Cop and the Anthem
How is the ending of the story, The Cop and the Anthem, ironic?
The Cop and the Anthem
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The Cop and the Anthem
In the end, Soapy gets what he originally wanted.... three months at Blackwell's Island. Ironically, after doing everything he could think of to be sent there, he is only arrested after he decides that it isn't what he wants anymore.
The Cop and the Anthem