Humor Activity

Humor Activity
 In The Kugelmass Episode by Woody Allen the author produces comic effect in many different ways. The short story will leave you laughing, and have you wanting more. The story constantly entertains, and appeals to all of our senses. Allen uses all of the elements of humor that people love to give us a very entertaining story.

 The first element of humor is Allen making fun of the characters in the story. Allen makes sure that the main characters in the story are not attractive, and very dull people. Allen describes the appearance of the characters in the first few paragraphs in order to show the importance of appearance in the story.

 In the story Professor Kugelmass is obsessed with everyone’s looks, but his own. Allen shows us that despite the fact that Kugelmass himself was unattractive, he still expected his wife to be an attractive woman, and look as good as the day he still met her. Kugelmass’s blatant imaturity is one of the humorous elements that Allen uses throughout the story.

 Professor Kugelmass wants an affair, but decides against it in the beginning of the story. The Professor wanting the affair is not the humorous part. The humorous part of his want is the reason he decides to not have an affair. Kugelmass decided he didn’t want to have an affair because he didn’t think he could afford another divorce. In most cases people do not have an affair because they love their partner, but Kugelmass just wanted to save money.