Mildred Pierce

[Terrance]

DRAMATIC IRONY:
Dramatic Irony occurs when a character's words or acts carry a larger
meaning that the character does not perceive.  The audience, however, is
fully aware of the character's situation and can realize the total
import of the character's words of acts. 





Mildred Pierce and His Girl Friday:Portrait of Working Women in the Pre-
and Post-World War Period
by Robin Morrison 


http://www.film.queensu.ca/Critical/Morrison.html