Question

how does the shift in the narrators perspective about his sisters game create irony in passage 2, paragraphs 11 - 12?
the narrator wished he and his sister could play together.
the narrator was jealous of his sisters success with softball.
the narrator did not care what his sister wanted.
the narrator did not expect his sister to care whether he went to her game.
passage 2: \family drama\
1 \youre coming with us to watch your sister play softball, young man,\ my mom warned, \or else youre not going to the spring dance.\ so unfair. she knew how desperately i wanted to go to the dance.
2 \but its an all - day tournament,\ i whined. i didnt want to waste another beautiful saturday squinting from the stands of a softball field.
3 \its the least you can do,\ my mother retorted. \she attended all your tournaments back when you still cared about what matters.\
4 ever since i confessed to my parents that i didnt want to play baseball anymore, theyve claimed that i dont care about things that matter. they say im throwing my future away and wasting my talents. all i know is that i feel like i threw away years of my life playing baseball, and i just dont care to play anymore.
5 last spring in my english class, i read a part from romeo and juliet aloud in class, and i really enjoyed it. i liked pretending to be someone else and feeling like i was a part of a bigger story.

Explanation:

The irony lies in the narrator's initial lack - of - care attitude towards his sister's game, while later he realizes his sister might actually care about his presence. This contrast creates irony.

Answer:

The narrator did not expect his sister to care whether he went to her game.