Humor is the soul of life; It is often one of the most important instruments we have to deal with difficulties, communicate with others or even express ourselves ... That instrument is also the trigger of one of the most important cognitive processes we experience: laugh! In ancient Greece, "humor", which means a kind of fluid, provides the physical and emotional harmony of the body; It was thought to be a fluid that softened the difficulties of life and facilitated its digestion. According to psychologists, humor is a psychological reaction that includes a positive sensation of emotion (sensation), a sense of being funny (cognition) and a tendency to laugh (behavior). (Gervais & Wilson, 2005) Humor and laughter remain relatively undiscovered …show more content…
Why do we find the jokes funny? Why do we become more inclined to laugh in a social group? Why is laughing so contagious? These questions have been preoccupying the minds of philosophers and scientists since ancient times. Aristotle suggested that we were laughing to feel ourselves superior to those we thought were acting stupid or vulgar. Sigmund Freud argue that we are primarily voltage of our nervous laugh and to get rid of stress. Although these assumptions are largely disproved today, the origins and functions of smile are still being debated. (Dunn. G. I, 2017) This paper examines the role of laugh in during daylife and what we …show more content…
In recent times, the importance of peer interaction for child development and socialization needs to be increasingly known. While humor is defined as an essential element of child interaction (Fine, 1977, McGhee and Chapman, 1980), we know little from the nature of humor in naturally occurring interaction. We know less about humor among adolescent peers. (Sanford S., Eder, D., 1984) Humour plays a significant role in the socializing of adolescents. Humor allows adolescents to explore sensitive issues, such as sexuality, without having to explicitly show the dimensions of the true knowledge in this area. It is also an implied means to communicate peer and adult hopes for action. Explaining sexual practices is a way for teenagers to exchange information about sexuality. Sexual jokes provide opportunities for teenagers to deal indirectly with this potentially embarrassing and extremely striking aspect.
They can talk about the words and the information they are not sure about, without being held accountable for their precise meanings or details. (Sanford S., Eder, D.,
Plato & Aristotle on harmful humor Humor isn’t always light-hearted and fun. Plato and Aristotle both discuss the ways people have vices, how the vices relate to humor, and how to live in greater harmony. They use different concepts, Plato talks about how vices arise from disrupting the balance of the soul and through self ignorance, while Aristotle discusses the balance of behaving morally and the vices attached to extreme behavior. In the Republic: Book IV Plato talks about what he believes are the three parts of the soul, reason, spirit, and appetite.
Ultimately, satire is complex, ambiguous, and esoteric. The pleasure of laughter is deceptive, executing the tangible goal for entertained audiences; which leads satire to open discussions, but require thorough interpretation. Overall, satire works best by those who have the courage to not just go for the
Humor is the ingredient that keeps it all moving, holds the bigger picture, inspires and brings a sense of gratitude for life. Aspiring to these qualities illuminates the lack of them at times. When I hit this kind of wall or low, I turn to the smile and humor to elevate my
This is an example of changing the situation. B. Based on Critchley’s article humor functions as anti-depressant by allowing the cognitive relation to, oneself and the world. “Humor has the same formal structure as depression but it’s an anti-depressant”. It’s a way to suppress depression by being able to find positive functions for the superego.
The use of humor to alleviate the dull reality of life is used in Ken Kesey’s novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, which supports the idea that one's own humor creates happiness in others and relieves stress much like in the critically acclaimed Christmas classic, Elf, starring Will Ferrell. Humor is used by Ken Kesey very prominently especially when the patients do not seem to have the ability to laugh at anything nor find anything funny. The patients live a very dull life in which they repeat their monotonous cycle of life in the ward. They no longer have known what it is like in the norm because of the Big Nurse wears them down with the oppressive nature of the Combine.
Humor comes in many shapes in sizes, appealing to different ages, genders, time periods, and even different intellect levels. In the 2011 blockbuster hit “Bridesmaids”, there are comical devices used that attract a crowd through low comedy. This implements comedy through vulgar language and jokes, indecency, and exaggeration. Although, this sort of humor may appeal to millions according to the outstanding ratings and exceptional critiques, this does not excite the same reaction to myself as it may to others. “Full of heart, warmth and enough excrement to fill an all-white bridal shop.”
It’s hard to understand much else about the why’s and how’s of laughter, but they seem to know, simply, that it works. This means that in order for readers to further understand the reality of things like humor in Kesey’s book, oneself should have to ignore their feelings and sacrifice the pleasure and ask questions that help people to discover what it is about humor that is so powerful. Laughter does not only play a major role in the story, but in life as
“Is she really going to eat that?”. “Why would anyone put themselves through so much torture?”. After all, most great comedies depict other people in misery. Such as the Three Stooges who were constantly whacking each other on the head, gauging eyes, and slapping. Others people misery seem to play a role in other people’s laughter.
I possess the experience of having lived in an underserved area and good humor necessary for the study of medicine. Medicine is a field that can be taxing on a person mentally and emotional because of the things one encounters everyday. A good sense of humor can keep up good spirits. Laughter and smiling is medicine for the soul and they are contagious. Having lived in underserved areas I used my good humor to stay in a happy place.
Humor and irony play very important roles in Everyday Use. The humor found
One of the most valuable aspects of personality is humor – we value one’s sense of humor and make friends often based on finding certain things funny. But how and why do we consider things to be funny at all? Human beings have strived to uncover fundamental truths about human nature for centuries – even millennia – but humor itself is still yet to be pinpointed. Henri Bergson is only one of many who has attempted this feat, and his essay Laughter: an essay on the meaning of the comic from 1911 breaks down comedy into what he believes to be its essential forms and origins. While Bergson makes many valid points, Charlie Chaplin’s film Modern Times that was brought to screens only twenty years later seems to contradict many of Bergson’s theories, while Bergson seems to contradict even himself over the course of his essay.
By taking away the seriousness out of these topics through humor, allows readers to take their focus away from the negativity to
In chapter 3 of A Rumor of Angels by Peter Berger he discusses five major signals of transcendence. The signal of transcendence I want to focus on is humor. The way Berger discusses humor is that it is necessary for being human. It’s my opinion that humor, laughter and joy add to life and make it more enjoyable. Berger defines humor as “an intrinsically human trait”
Another positive for freedom of speech for comedians is that the jokes made can lighten the mood of the subject. A comedians function in society is to challenge authority, and talk about subjects that may be unacceptable (Hartsell). Comedians are expected to go too far, but when they do, they are disapproved for it. Although, the audiences may only laugh at a joke because of how awkward it is going to be if no one did. “People like to mask their feelings due to not wanting others to really know how they feel—so people may laugh in times of nervousness because they are trying to balance their anxious feelings” (Kaminski).