All 4 Uses of
paradox
in
Howards End
- How paradoxical!†
Part 13 *paradoxical = seeming impossible (at least on first impression) because things that seem true contradict each other
- While to Helen the paradox became clearer and clearer.†
Part 27
- Paradoxical as it may sound, he had something of the artist about him; he would pass over an insult to his daughter sooner than lose a good charwoman for his wife.†
Part 32paradoxical = seeming impossible (at least on first impression) because things that seem true contradict each other
- It was rather paradoxical, and arose from his sorrow.†
Part 41
Definition:
a situation or statement that may be true but is surprising or seems impossible because parts of it seem to contradict each other