Entry 75, Humor's Role

 Humor can be used as irony throughout a sad novel. A sad novel or story is typically involved with a certain type of atmosphere that is not that lively, and with humor involved, the story can often times be brought up and have a better atmosphere to the story. Catharsis means the relief after a great amount of stress accumulates within the person. I believe that humor can act as the catharsis of sad stories, as things cannot get any worse, the author uses a bit of humor to help release the tension of the story. This would make the reader alot more happy when they read the story, so people wouldn't always be reading a whole story and being bored by its somber mood. Irony can sometimes be used as humor as well, when certain things happen and they are not suppose to, it is called irony. I believe that the story had bits of humor in the story, such as the part when Patricia is joking and mocking the sister Kerry with her voice, copying everything shes saying. Although this is not a type of irony, it is still considered humor used in this story. Humor has helped made the story more appealing to read and adds a bit more  interest in the story.