What is Lin Yutang's own sense of humor reflected in the humor of eastern and western cultures?

Appear as a calm and distant bystander, giving people smiles and tears at the same time. This kind of laughter contains tears, and the laughter in tears is manifested in Lin Yutang's humorous prose in two aspects.

1, in the paragraph article, express the upper anger of real life in a relaxed and happy style, that is, "send a deep sorrow to leisure."

"For example," Stick to the Nation "aims to expose the scandal of the Kuomintang bureaucrats searching for the people's wealth. Instead of sharply exposing and accusing, the author first made a serious joke and leisurely introduced a seemingly credible and well-founded absurd fact.

It also draws readers back to reality from the humorous situation and atmosphere created by that absurd fact: recently, a member of the pregnancy disaster Committee was shot and killed by Lao Jiang for encroaching on the flood fund; The donation of 7 million in Northeast China has not been found. After reading this, I saw the tears in the author's smile. However, the author turns the pen and brings you into his absurd dream.

2. "Irony" and the harmony of Zhuang. Some ugly social phenomena should have been satirized and criticized, but the author described them with praise.

Some ridiculous things are described by the author in a very serious style. On this occasion, satire is used in prose language.

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Reasons for Lin Yutang's Humor

Lin Yutang is not a pioneer scholar, but his exploration and creation of humor should be said to be a great contribution to China culture. He pursues "individuality" and "freedom" that are not subject to any class norms, thus gaining rare calmness, detachment and wisdom. This is the basis of his humor.

Because his outlook on life transcends the realm, he has a thorough understanding of all kinds of worldly affairs in the civilized world, and he himself transcends the utilitarian desire of intellectuals' morality and reputation, so he can profoundly and accurately expose the defects of intellectuals' human nature without scruple. This is why he dares to be humorous.

He always stands in the position of two different cultures, has a frame of reference and a deeper understanding, which makes his humor unique.