What are black humor and cold jokes?

An important school of American literature in the 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 entering 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.

cold joke

A joke that is not funny at all, a boring joke, can achieve the purpose of mental relaxation, because it is not easy to understand.

Cold jokes generally go beyond conventional thinking, do not conform to logic and real life, and make people feel dumbfounded.

Although some cold jokes are quite funny, in any case, they will not laugh as much as those who have heard "normal" jokes.

Brainstorming is a cold joke.