1. A Comparison in the way humour is employed in C22&CCM
... that Corelli was going to be killed. This chapter demonstrates how humour is changed to suit the tone of the situation, from light(the argument with the engineer), to dark(the engineer's ironic death), and returning to light humour again(Corelli being dug out of the trench). Carlo's analysis adds to the satirical edge: "He died happy, you can't ask any more than that. But he won't ... twice to maintain his place at hospital, creating the same pandemonium as before, which in turn receives him a visit from the family of the original man who claimed the illness to begin with. The absurdity...
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