This is effective in that a paradox creates interest and a need for resolution on the part of the reader for understanding. However, with further thought, understanding, or reflection, the conflict is resolved due to the discovery of an underlying level of reason or logic.
“ All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others” ( Animal Farm by George Orwell) Difference Between Paradox and OxymoronĪs a literary device, paradox functions as a means of setting up a situation, idea, or concept that appears on the surface to be contradictory or impossible. “I’m My Own Grandpa” (lyrics by Ray Stevens). “I’m Nobody! Who are you? / Are you – Nobody – too?” ( Emily Dickinson). “I know one thing, that I know nothing” (Socrates, as according to Plato). “Life is a preparation for the future and the best preparation for the future is to live as if there were none” (Albert Einstein). “Cowards die many times before their deaths The valiant never taste of death but once” ( Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare). “It’s weird not to be weird” (John Lennon). “Men work together…Whether they work together or apart” ( Robert Frost). 
“Whatever you do in life will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it” (Ghandi).“I can’t live with or without you” ( With or Without You, lyrics by U2).
Here are some famous examples of paradox: Paradox is also found in many examples of poetry, prose, drama, lyrics, and clever quotations. “You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from.” (No Country for Old Men) Famous Examples of Paradox.“I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse.” (The Godfather).You mean you can’t very well take less.” (Disney’s Alice in Wonderland) “I haven’t had any yet, so I can’t very well take more.“I had to come to prison to be a crook.” (The Shawshank Redemption).
“To be natural is such a very difficult pose to keep up.” ( The Importance of Being Earnest). 
“It appears that I now have an outlaw for an in-law.” (Disney’s Robin Hood). The second rule about fight club is you don’t talk about fight club.” (Fight Club) “The first rule about fight club is you don’t talk about fight club. “If everyone is special, no one is.” (Disney’s The Incredibles). Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb) “Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here! This is the War Room.” (Dr. Here are some examples of paradox in movies: This creates humor and/or causes the audience to think and gather greater meaning from a film. Examples are often portrayed in movies as well, through dialogue or situations.
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