Kent-Drury
English 312

Final--Short Answers

  1. (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.
  2. (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.
  3. (10 points) Choose one character in Being John Malkovich and describe how that character contributes to the overall comic effect of the film.