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To make you laugh

That's not all, of course, but it's a big piece of it. As every writer knows, laughter is a political act: by making us laugh at something, the author makes us not-take-that-something-seriously. So what, in each case, is the author saying "This is not to be respected" about?

Posted by Hamlet on April 07, 1997 at 09:06:06
 In Reply to "what is the purpose of a comic character???" posted by RAM on April 06, 1997 at 15:15:26


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