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Humor Devices Used In Dead End In Norvelt

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In the novel, Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos humor devices are used throughout to enhance the story. Many authors use multiple different types of devices in their stories. Gantos uses many different types of humor devices in his story including irony, schadenfreude, and low comedy to strengthen and deepen the story. One humor device used in the story is schadenfreude. Bunny expresses many times that she likes dead people and the death of the Hells Angel. Since schadenfreude means to display liking in other people’s pain then it’s used by Gantos in Bunny’s personality. Bunny likes that the Hells Angel member was squished by a large truck. She thinks that it’s funny and interesting. Schadenfreude is important to the humor in the story. Another
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