What situational irony is evident in the short story?

question 2 options:

the protagonist hides his intentions from the old man and later the police hide their intentions from him.

the protagonist is sane and sound at the beginning of the short story but then is driven mad at the end.

the reader infers that the protagonist says that he isn't crazy, but the protagonist doesn't mean what he says.

the reader is aware that the protagonist is crazy even though he claims not to be mad.

The reader infers that the protagonist says he isn´t crazy, but the protagonist doesn´t mean what he says.

Explanation:

Situational irony is a literary device used to mislead the reader. It occurs when there is an incongruity between the expectations that the writer is giving and what happens.

From the options given the one that best fits is option 3 because the reader is inferring something and then is misled.

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