Watchn Parody In The Discworld Character Analysis

Meanwhile, Vimes is perhaps the more well-rounded character, the 'true ' voice of the narration, and the only character that possesses any trait that tie him to the detective genre. His very introduction is very reminiscent to the ones often found in American noir stories. He is first presented in a sort of drunken monologue as he compares the City to a woman, rotten to the core yet larger than life to the point that even after constant betrayls one can help but lose oneself in her. This is a very common theme in the characterization of the gritty detective of noir fiction, and entire scenes are devoted to draw paralles with characters such as Bogart and Dirty Harry. Samuel Vimes is a cynical man, disillusioned to the point of having fallen into alcholism to combat depression, and yet still deeply loyal to the city and to his duty as an officer of the Law. This is particularly shown when he firstly confronts Wonse after having lost his position in the Watch and solved the case by uncovering Wonse 's part in the arrival of the dragon. As Wonse tries to plead and bribe his way out, Vimes says:

However, as Dannel notes in his bachelor degree thesis “Postmodern Parody In the Discworld Novels of Terry Pratchett”1, even though there are definitely elements of detective fiction in the Watch series, these are mostly tied to

More specifically, this chapter will firstly deal with the definition of humour, the issues that lie in humour studies, as well as a brief overview of the main theories that dominate the field. This last part will focus primarily on the psychological aspects, as trying to discuss in depth on the linguistic mechanisms and theories of humour would be much beyond the scope of this thesis. Nonetheless, there will be a brief discussion on the linguistic aspect, though the focus will be on how this affects the