Comparison And Contrast: Ring Lardener Vs. P.J. O'rourke
Humor is the most versatile form of entertainment in existence. The style of presentation and the subject being presented blend together to create amusement out of what would otherwise bore or scream inappropriateness. Therefore, it serves logic that a humor author has his or her own unique "flavor" and approach to creating humor; the case of Ring Lardener and P.J. O'Rourke is no different. Ring Lardener authored the story Ex Parte, while P.J. O'Rourke did the piece Fake French in Nine (Neuf) Easy Lessons. Both use wildly different subjects and style to produce the same effect—hilarity. Within these differences, however, hides a similarity that goes unnoticed even though it lies in plain sight.
Lardener's Ex Parte is a first person narrative recounting the cause of a ruined marriage. The humor, however, does not reveal itself until near the end of the tale. O'Rourke's Fake French in Nine (Neuf) Easy Lessons, by contrast, reveals the source of comedy within the first......
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