Explain the irony in the story of keeping it from Harold
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The irony in the chapter is this that Mrs. and Mr. Bramble
worked so hard in keeping the secret about Mr. Bramble’s profession of boxing
hidden from him. They lied to him that his father was a commercial traveler. They
did so because they feared the truth would interfere with Harold’s healthy
growth and development. Besides, the curate had also advised them to keep it
hidden from Harold. Percy, his uncle also had expressed his approval on hiding
it from Harold. However, at the end, when Harold came to know his father was
none other than ‘Young Porky’, he liked the revelation. He felt proud of his
father. He rather became angry at his parents for hiding his father’s
profession from him, as at school, everyone would be scared of him for being a boxer's son.