Under the Volcano
What are the motifs in Under the Volcano by Malcolm Lowry?
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The author uses irony more than any other dramatic element in this novel. Often, the irony arises as dramatic irony, in that the reader realizes something ironic that the character does not know. Sometimes, though, the irony is situational, such as the novel's ironic end.