Comedy of menace

It’s no secret that in A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, Dave Eggers takes on a vastly different writing style than most audiences are used to. With his satirical, stream of consciousness technique of narrating the events of his life, Eggers is definitely a man of detail in vivid depictions of events and his thoughts along the way. Though Dave frequently gives readers an almost troublingly detailed recount of what he’s been through, there are instances in which Dave more subtly involves…

Anton Chekhov was a Russian playwright who composed the entertaining comedy “The Bear”. It is a play about a conflict between two very opposite characters that ends up working out in the end. While Anton Chekhov was growing up his family often faced financial issues which could have given him the inspiration to write this play (biography). This comedy shares similar characteristics with old fashioned Greek comedies that make them funny and entertaining for the audience reading or watching the…

Humor is the epitome of everything that has meaning. The great thing about humor, is that it can be displayed in many ways and have lots of different interpretations. For example, in Mark Twain’s “Advice to Youth,” we get to experience his use of satire and sarcasm throughout his entire essay. He uses real world examples and morphs them into his version of humor. But aside from essays and readings, specific theories of laughter are used to connect the audience to both what they read and how…

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad is, undoubtedly, a story devoted to darkness. Through its tone, theme, and setting, Heart of Darkness leaves the reader feeling many different emotions: sadness, anger, depression—realizations about the world we live in can be difficult—but does it leave a reader laughing? One might find it difficult to believe that there is any amount of humor inside Heart of Darkness, but that would depend mostly on the person reading it. Robert D. Ford certainly found some…

Final Exam: Examining the video’s by Andrew Gunadie Canada is a great country with an unimaginable number of qualities. However, many outsiders have a different perception of what it truly means to be Canadian. They connect Canada with things like “snow”, “Beavers” and the constant use of “eh”. Yet Canada is much more than what meets the eye, there are many values to being Canadian that other countries may not provided for their citizens. In the video “Canadian, Please” and “He’ll never be a…

Apuleius’ The Golden Ass and Juvenal’s Satires 3 and 4 use black humour as a leeway to express the seriousness of the situation through humiliation and dramatization in order to keep the audience entertained. Humour, especially black humour, which often involves a taste for the macabre, is used to make light of something that is considered serious or taboo. In The Golden Ass, black humour is used to illustrate Lucius’ trial where he is made a ridicule of in front of Hypata’s citizens for the…

O. Henry starts the story with two scheming pals, Bill and Sam, who have an idea for kidnapping a wealthy man’s son in a town named Summit. They soon acquire Johnny Dorset, son of Ebenezer Dorset, (the wealthy man) and run off with him to a cave. Johnny, also called “Red Chief”, turns out to be more trouble than he’s worth, literally! The two friends expect a ransom of $2,000, but “Red Chief” causes so much chaos and havoc that the conmen are willing to give up the ransom just to get rid of him…

Greeks, so well known for laying the intellectual foundation of the Western world, enjoyed Aristophanes inappropriate and crude humor so much because his comedy was an entertaining, relatable outlet for their frustrations at the time and provided satirical advice on current problems with society to all. A major component in the immense…

know her true age. STORY COMMENTS SALAD DAYS presents as a romantic comedy with a high-concept premise. The story has an appealing hook with the idea of a 43-year-old woman who lies about her age. She pretends to be 30 years old and then fall for an even younger man. The situation spirals out of control when they embark on a romantic relationship. The script uses some of the elements that make for an engaging romantic comedy. This includes the idea of a woman challenged by love, a major…

Satirical Anti-Trump Representation in the Sitcom Will and Grace Mini Episode and Season 9 Episode 1 As the TV satire become popular in the 21st century, humor is utilized to problematize phenomenon in humans’ lives (Gray et al.: 2009). Will and Grace is one of great American sitcoms using elements of satire to make the audience laugh. Having a unique storyline of friendship between a gay lawyer, Will, and a straight architect named Grace captivated the audience attention among mainstream…