Catch-22,which is written by Joseph Heller,can be recognized as the "Modern Classic" of American literature,and this fiction uses a distinctive non-chronological third-person omniscient narration,describing ...Catch-22,which is written by Joseph Heller,can be recognized as the "Modern Classic" of American literature,and this fiction uses a distinctive non-chronological third-person omniscient narration,describing the stories from different figures' visual angles.The novel features tragic content with comic form,anti-hero and illogical narrative structure.Catch-22,which no one can get out of,is not a simple rule;in other words,it's really a snare and this no-win situation exists in every corner of people's daily time.展开更多
Yossarian is the hero in Catch-22 written by Joseph Heller in 1961,bearing the typical"anti-hero"feature of Black Humor in postmodernism literary fiction.This paper aims at giving some of the examples to mak...Yossarian is the hero in Catch-22 written by Joseph Heller in 1961,bearing the typical"anti-hero"feature of Black Humor in postmodernism literary fiction.This paper aims at giving some of the examples to make readers clearer of the Black Humor and more familiar with the"anti-hero"feature of Black Humor in postmodernism literary fiction.展开更多
Animal Farm,which is written by the British writer George Orwell,is famous for its incisive satiric writing style and has been considered as an actual political allegory.This paper intends to re-read it from a differe...Animal Farm,which is written by the British writer George Orwell,is famous for its incisive satiric writing style and has been considered as an actual political allegory.This paper intends to re-read it from a different point of view—to appreciate its black-humorous characteristics from the following five aspects—language games,detached narrative,circular structure,open ending and comic incongruity in characterization.展开更多
Joseph Heller is regarded as one of best American writers and his Catch-22 as one of the most significant works whichcontains a lot of elements of black humor in it. This paper aims to explore and analyse the art of b...Joseph Heller is regarded as one of best American writers and his Catch-22 as one of the most significant works whichcontains a lot of elements of black humor in it. This paper aims to explore and analyse the art of black humor in Catch-22 reflectedin the title, the context, the plot, the way of narration, the use of language and the character's creation and reveals the practical sig-nificance in the present time.展开更多
With irony at its core, black humor is a weapon for the powerless to fight against those in power. In Sula, Morrison exploits irony to reveal the oppression that racism and sexism impose upon the black people. This pa...With irony at its core, black humor is a weapon for the powerless to fight against those in power. In Sula, Morrison exploits irony to reveal the oppression that racism and sexism impose upon the black people. This paper mainly intends to explore the black humor in Sula from verbal humor, ridiculous events and distorted characters, and analyze the function of black humor.展开更多
As I Lay Dying is one of Faulkner' s greatest works and an important novel of the Yoknapatawpha Saga.This thesis deals with the black humor in As I Lay Dying,as the humor contributes to a better understanding of c...As I Lay Dying is one of Faulkner' s greatest works and an important novel of the Yoknapatawpha Saga.This thesis deals with the black humor in As I Lay Dying,as the humor contributes to a better understanding of characterization,action,and theme of this fiction and Faulkner' s others.Eventually,we would realize that this fiction not only touches something in the American south but also the prob lems of all of the human beings.展开更多
"Black Humor",as a literary genre."Xu Sanguan a Blood" is a novel created by a well-known writer Yu Hua in 1995.It expresses the human desire to survive when the bad luck.The story tells us that Xu..."Black Humor",as a literary genre."Xu Sanguan a Blood" is a novel created by a well-known writer Yu Hua in 1995.It expresses the human desire to survive when the bad luck.The story tells us that Xu Sanguan spent relying on selling blood they had to get a life and overcome adversity.And when he was old,Xu Sanguan knows that nobody should want his blood,his spirit has collapsed.Black humor from this man gives us more heavy consider and let's know what the truth of the life is.Xu Sanguan had the both of many hates and also many hopes about the family and the life in this story.And his black humor makes him crying with the smile and smiling with the tears.展开更多
As a writing technique , black humor has exerted great influence upon modern literature . In this paper , the following issues will be discussed : the differences between traditional humor and black humor , the social...As a writing technique , black humor has exerted great influence upon modern literature . In this paper , the following issues will be discussed : the differences between traditional humor and black humor , the social reasons which lead to the emergence and development of black humor , the form of expression of black humor .展开更多
文摘Catch-22,which is written by Joseph Heller,can be recognized as the "Modern Classic" of American literature,and this fiction uses a distinctive non-chronological third-person omniscient narration,describing the stories from different figures' visual angles.The novel features tragic content with comic form,anti-hero and illogical narrative structure.Catch-22,which no one can get out of,is not a simple rule;in other words,it's really a snare and this no-win situation exists in every corner of people's daily time.
文摘Yossarian is the hero in Catch-22 written by Joseph Heller in 1961,bearing the typical"anti-hero"feature of Black Humor in postmodernism literary fiction.This paper aims at giving some of the examples to make readers clearer of the Black Humor and more familiar with the"anti-hero"feature of Black Humor in postmodernism literary fiction.
文摘Animal Farm,which is written by the British writer George Orwell,is famous for its incisive satiric writing style and has been considered as an actual political allegory.This paper intends to re-read it from a different point of view—to appreciate its black-humorous characteristics from the following five aspects—language games,detached narrative,circular structure,open ending and comic incongruity in characterization.
文摘Joseph Heller is regarded as one of best American writers and his Catch-22 as one of the most significant works whichcontains a lot of elements of black humor in it. This paper aims to explore and analyse the art of black humor in Catch-22 reflectedin the title, the context, the plot, the way of narration, the use of language and the character's creation and reveals the practical sig-nificance in the present time.
文摘With irony at its core, black humor is a weapon for the powerless to fight against those in power. In Sula, Morrison exploits irony to reveal the oppression that racism and sexism impose upon the black people. This paper mainly intends to explore the black humor in Sula from verbal humor, ridiculous events and distorted characters, and analyze the function of black humor.
文摘As I Lay Dying is one of Faulkner' s greatest works and an important novel of the Yoknapatawpha Saga.This thesis deals with the black humor in As I Lay Dying,as the humor contributes to a better understanding of characterization,action,and theme of this fiction and Faulkner' s others.Eventually,we would realize that this fiction not only touches something in the American south but also the prob lems of all of the human beings.
文摘"Black Humor",as a literary genre."Xu Sanguan a Blood" is a novel created by a well-known writer Yu Hua in 1995.It expresses the human desire to survive when the bad luck.The story tells us that Xu Sanguan spent relying on selling blood they had to get a life and overcome adversity.And when he was old,Xu Sanguan knows that nobody should want his blood,his spirit has collapsed.Black humor from this man gives us more heavy consider and let's know what the truth of the life is.Xu Sanguan had the both of many hates and also many hopes about the family and the life in this story.And his black humor makes him crying with the smile and smiling with the tears.
文摘As a writing technique , black humor has exerted great influence upon modern literature . In this paper , the following issues will be discussed : the differences between traditional humor and black humor , the social reasons which lead to the emergence and development of black humor , the form of expression of black humor .
