Comment on the Use of Humour and Comedy in ‘the M.C.C.’

Chapter 25, "Mr. Ara," begins with the gathering of neighborhood boys in front of Ara's market. August Gottlieb, Ulysses, Lionel, and other youths of Ithaca have just taken part in the theft of an apricot from Old Henderson's tree. Standing in front of the store, the boys revere the apricot as an item of sacrament. August, the boy who physically plucks it, is held in high regard for his bravery and efficiency. Although the apricot is hard and green and far from ripe, it has a deeper meaning to the young boys of the small town. The fruit is an item obtained in spite of the possible danger of getting caught by Henderson; it is considered an extremely well earned keepsake. The boys

In Jawaharlal Nehru: Marxism, Capitalism and India’s Future (1941) the prime minister talks about how he grew addicted to political matters of india and western countries.

Jamie and Mark Roberts of Forteau posted a picture of themselves paddling around in a puddle in the main road of their town using an inflatable dinghy. This is to show the terrible conditions of their road.

Applebee, Arthur N. “Gandhi's - Civil Disobedience.” The Language of Literature, McDougal Littell, Evanston, IL, 2000, pp. 377–377.

The differences between the rich and poor in India are like the opposite sides of a coin. The poor of India are mistreated and abused. Their homes are surrounded by trash and sewage and are very likely to be flooded, deathly hot and severely polluted. Nearly 25% of the population in India is under the poverty line. The families in the slums of India only care about surviving and marriage. Balram describes their relationship with the rich as “The rich are always one step ahead of us-aren’t they?” (Adiga 230). Balram means that he felt that the rich were always taking advantage of him and his family’s ability to work and he wanted to get ahead of the rich. The rich are blissfully unaware of the

In the Onion’s article consumers are being very gullible when it comes to purchasing the soles and the capability that the soles have to heal their serious injuries. Dr. Bunt in the article is claiming that the soles are unlike any other soles sold on the market, because they allegedly held special healing powers and properties. “What makes MagnaSoles different from other insoles is the way they harness the power of magnetism...align the biomagnetic field.” A lot of the words Dr. Bunt, who invented the MagnaSoles, is using are big sophisticated important sounding words that basically don’t even relate to anything they are talking about and describing. But at the same time exaggerated and falsified claims and what the soles can do as you walk. The other doctor in the article who "discovered" terranometry gives facts relating to how the soles work so efficiently and effectively with the Earth that he supports Dr. Bunt's claims.

So the boys had to build a pitch. Every day after school the boys would work on the pitch. They started by tying some boat raft together and then gathering wood from around the village. The pitch was very shaky and uneven which made it very hard to play on. The evidence shows that it was very hard to play on this shaky surface.

While the concepts, statistics, and conclusions Noah raises are vitally important to the overall message of the book, it could never achieve critical acclaim without its accessibility to the everyday reader. While many of the concepts seem above readers’ heads, Noah’s direct, clear, and concise writing style ensures that he will not alienate an audience uninformed about the nuances of the US tax code.

The mixture of comedy and satire that is derived from My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki also shines light on somewhat unpredictable truths about the meat industry, Japanese culture, and the characters’ own values. In this case, Jane Takagi-Little, the protagonist, discovers what kind of person she truly is throughout “My Year of Meats.” As the reader dives deeper into Ruth Ozeki’s My Year of Meats, the actions of Jane begin to shift her personality from an opportunistic, job-less, desperate young woman into a full-fledged, meat-industry renegade. We see the transformation of Jane’s character as Ozeki divulges truths about Jane’s professional and personal life while exposing the apparent problems of the meat industry.

Kids on the team realized that adults can be biased more to certain kids rather than others. For the boy managers, it made him have a different perspective on girl and them playing sports. But for most girls, they had drama fights on the team. About which position was best for the girl. They had drama through the season. Other people say it was a fun experience to play and to be more social or to never give up. Before the season, the boy manger was being honest and said that the girls season wasn't going to be fun because girls were not as good as boys. During the season he started to realize that the girls are better than what he thought and his mind changed the way he thought of

Comedy, especially satirical comedy, plays an interesting and unique role in our popular culture, as it not only pokes fun at ridiculous and, often, hypocritical aspects within our society, but also helps open up conversations on matters that are often too sensitive and/or controversial to talk about in “normal,” non-comedic settings. In my opinion, there is no better example of this satirical comedic approach within our popular culture than the highly successful mockumentary sitcom, “The Office.” Within this show, the rather satirical approach to sensitive topics, such as race, gender, and sexuality (just to name a few), are consistently and creatively explored, especially within the episode, “Body Language.” However, while many may argue that the jokes made in comedic shows shouldn’t be taken seriously, as they are done so for comedic purposes, I argue that we must still critically analyze the jokes made, especially when referring to sensitive social identities, since these jokes still have immense cultural power capable of not only reinforcing certain stereotypes, but also normalizing them, which can prove to be detrimental to the social progress that we have made as a country thus far.

De Montesquieu, Baron. "The spirit of the laws [1748]." Trans: Nugent, T.). New York: Colonial

Today, comedy news shows are becoming progressively more popular, and in so, becoming a new source of information – which may, or may not, be a positive consequence. Most comedians twist the truth in order to connect to people and make them laugh. The article “A Serious Business: What Can Comedy Do?” suggests some comedians “use logic to make painful things make sense” (O’Hara 108). Satirical comedy acts as a relief mechanism in that it comforts people that may be wary about a certain subject, especially in the realm of politics. Similarly, Peter McGraw and Joel Warner discuss how comedy can act as a coping mechanism. The authors conclude that “activists all over the world have been using comedy as a form of political protest” (McGraw & Warner 147). Iain Ellis writes about how political satirists do more than just deliver jokes, they use satire “to expose, ridicule, and–implicitly–call for action and change” (Ellis 152). Ellis contends that comedy can make a difference by its constant presence in our daily lives. Socrates, Plato, and even shows like South Park believe that humor is a way to persuade others. One of the most effective expressions of humor to affect social change has been the inclusion of satire. Although humor often provides people a welcome escape from the burdens of their daily lives, the satirical comedy deconstructs social issues in various ways as a means to persuade the

modernism. Anand was a socially commited novelist, through his novels he has very strongly made Indians try to understand those traditional vices which are biggest hurdles of India becoming modern. Layers of oppressions, humiliation and economic disparity burdened Indian society so much that British colonialism seemed to be lesser factor in India’s progress rather than own Indian internal colonialism. From his works he has always tried to educate Indians to forcing their consciousness to think about the social problems that disseminated because of religious beliefs. We can see the India under British raj in his novels but he emphasizes on the decayed Indian society which is more responsible for India’s deterioting societal condition. Anand

E.M. Forster’s classic novel “A Passage to India” tells the story of a young doctor, Dr. Aziz, and his interactions with the British citizens who are residing in India during the time of the British Raj. Throughout the novel, the reader gets many different viewpoints on the people and the culture of India during this point in history. The reader sees through the eyes of the Indian people primarily through the character of Dr. Aziz, and the perceptions of the British through the characters of Mr. Fielding, Adela Quested, and Mrs. Moore. Through the different characters, and their differing viewpoints, the reader can see that Forster was creating a work that expressed a criticism that he held of the behavior of the British towards their Indian subjects.