Kent-Drury
English 312
Final--Short Answers
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(10 points) Choose one major division of "life" from Monty Python's
The
Meaning of Life and analyze the satire and comic elements in it as
thoroughly
as possible.
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(10 points) Choose one parody from Saturday Night Live Goes Commercial
and analyze how the parody works. You'll need to describe the
commercial
or commercial type being parodied, then describe the parody and
explain
how its deviation from your expectations contributes to the
comedy.
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(10 points) Choose one character in Being John Malkovich and describe
how
that character contributes to the overall comic effect of the
film.