Comedy Analysis Q&A

I have noticed that most comedy pertains to “the times” and the way the world is today. Sometimes there are subtle hints or undertones, and sometimes the statements are direct and to the point. As far as them being savage or gentle, they can be both. It’s according to your perception of the statement. Some people take offense to certain statements if they are identifying with it, while others take it in stride. It has a lot to do with your perception and the way you see things. Some people see the “glass half full, while others see the “glass half empty.” As long as the shoe is on the other foot, it’s funny but when it happens to you that is a different story.

2. Yes, there are blocking characters on most shows. There always has to be one person that always has to have something negative to say or has a closed mind, they think they are a “know it all” and everyone is unintelligent but them. They are pretty much “stuck in their own world” and if you want to take a ride with them you are welcome to come along. Most blocking characters think it’s their way or no way, don’t want to listen to reason, a “know it all”, and their own judgment is always right. Although at the beginning of most comedies, the blocking character is the dominating character, always at the end, his behavior always comes back to haunt him, and the good guy always comes out on top.

3. Generation gap is very prevalent in comedy. Most show a parent trying to tell or show their children the right way or perhaps let’s say their way. Also, they have a tendency to reminisce and explain “what happened as a child when they were growing up.” They actually try to “scare the child straight” in doing the right thing. They try to show them the “error of their...

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Interpretation – Richard Cory seems to be a happy go lucky man without a care in the world, no worries nor problems and no negativity in his life. But he was also surrounded by people who were less fortunate than him, but seemed to survive regardless of their misfortunes. Maybe he had no friends and because he was “well off” he didn’t trust anyone for fear they were after his wealth.

Evaluation - Now the poem does imply that he is a happy person without a care in the world, but the poem does not have any insight as to why he went home and killed himself. Was it just a façade for the world, was he a very lonely man because of his “status” in the community? Poor Richard Corey, we’ll never really know what went on in his head.

In conclusion, we never saw it coming. There was no way the reader would have predicted Richard Cory’s demise.