What is black humor?

Important American literary schools in 1960s and 1970s. 1940, French surrealist Brighton published Selected Works of Black Humor, but the word didn't become popular until 1960s. 1In March, 965, Friedman compiled a collection of short stories, which included the works of 12 writers. The title was Black Humor, from which the word "black humor" came. It is one of the most representative schools of American novel creation in the 1960s. After the 1970s, the momentum of "black humor" was greatly reduced, but new works still appeared from time to time, which still had a far-reaching influence in American literature. Its main writers are joseph heller, Kurt Wernig, Thomas Pinchin, John Bass, James Poe's brother, Bruce Jay Friedman and Donald Basim.

Novelists with "black humor" highlight the absurdity of the world around the characters and the oppression of individuals by society, express the disharmony between the environment and individuals (that is, "self") with helpless irony, and amplify and distort this disharmony, making it more absurd and ridiculous, and at the same time making people feel heavy and depressed. Therefore, some critics refer to "black humor" as "humor under the gallows" or "humor before disaster". "Black humor" writers often create some eccentric "anti-heroes", and use their ridiculous words and deeds to insinuate social reality and express their views on social problems. In terms of description techniques, "black humor" writers also break the tradition, and the plot of the novel lacks logical connection. They often mix narrative real life with fantasy and memory, and mix serious philosophy with gag. For example, Heller's Catch-22, Pinchin's Gravitational Rainbow, and Wernig's First-class Breakfast. Some "black humor" novels laugh at the spiritual crisis of human beings, such as the tobacco agent in Bath and cabot Wright in Bodie.

As an aesthetic form, "black humor" belongs to the category of comedy, but it is also a kind of abnormal comedy with tragic color. The appearance of "black humor" is related to the turmoil in the United States in the 1960s. Absurd things and "comic" contradictions in contemporary capitalist society are not created by writers' subjective will, but reflect that kind of social life. Although this reflection has certain social significance and cognitive value, writers also attack all authorities, including the ruling class, but they emphasize that the social environment is difficult to change, so their works often reveal pessimism and despair.

Black humor is different from ordinary humor. Its absurdity, cynicism and cynicism contain heaviness and anguish, tears and pain, melancholy and cruelty, so its wry smile contains tears and even anger. Later, people usually used the word "black humor" in this sense.

Cold humor understood by ordinary people;

The word "cold humor" did not come from The Analects of Confucius, The Book of Songs, Shangshu, nor was it invented by Marx, Bacon and Pushkin, nor was it a new term popular in modern times, but I broke it off on a whim.

"Cold humor" is actually no different from what people often say about humor. It's just that I like to call it that. I really hate that some people deliberately say a bunch of ridiculous things that they think are of high standards in order to please others, and then look at the people around them and laugh at themselves as they please. One of my physics teachers in Grade Two is like this. At first, I appreciated his humor very much because of its delicacy. Later, I heard that he was in another class, and he said "classic dialogue" intact, which made me feel disgusted because it was very artificial. I thought about it for a long time, but I still can't figure it out. That teacher doesn't need to please his students! Then why did he do it? To show your approachability? Or to show your level? Or reflect your own "teacher by example"?

"Cold humor" is a kind of faint humor that is naturally revealed inadvertently. It is the humor that makes people dumbfounded, puzzled, thoughtful, epiphany and laugh, and it is the humor that makes people memorable. It is called "cold humor" because it is not only humorous, but also "cold". Speaking of which, I think of someone-our new Chinese teacher, Miss Chen. You see, his arrogant hair on both sides, naked eyes shining through thick lenses, and a shallow smile on his mouth are 100% "cold humor"! Sure enough, he spoke, and I don't know when the atmosphere in the class came alive, and everyone's face was filled with smiles. I laughed too. I don't know why others laugh, and I don't know why I laugh. I really don't want to laugh at all. But I smiled. Maybe I saw Miss Zhong's smile. It's not a big grin, it's a smile, a cold smile, a slightly ironic smile. By the way, this is my favorite "cold humor"!

Send humor:

Cold humor:

Wrong dress:

In the restaurant, an extremely humble person timidly touched another customer wearing a coat.

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Pierre?"

"No, I'm not." The man replied.

"Ah," he breathed a sigh of relief, "then I'm not mistaken. I am him. You are wearing his coat. "

Sad story:

Three people went to new york for a holiday. They booked a suite on the 45th floor of a high-rise hotel.

One night, the elevator in the building broke down and the waiter arranged for them to spend the night in the lobby.

After discussion, they decided to walk back to their rooms and agreed to tell jokes, sing songs and tell stories in turn to reduce the fatigue of going upstairs.

After telling jokes and singing songs, we finally climbed to the 34th floor, and everyone felt exhausted.

"All right, Peter, tell a humorous story."

Peter said, "The story is not long, but it is extremely sad: I left my room key in the hall."

Black humor:

Our family was poor that year.

The poor have no food to eat.

However, I have a ham at home.

Every time I eat, my family watches ham eat. So you won't feel that the meal is very weak. Look at ham.

Have a bite of rice. So, we ate happily and were full.

But by that year,

The family has improved a little.

I am also strong enough.

I can climb the beam.

Look at this ham.

I find

That ham is actually made of mud.

That meal, I later learned, was corn residue.

I wish the landlord happiness and hope you can become an angel of peace. (Hey hey, is that possible? )

Supplement: I didn't write the professional explanation of humor, but reprinted it. You can see it at a glance. It's for everyone to know better, so I gave it to you, hmm.