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Definition of Parody
A parody is a work that mimics the style of another work, artist, or genre in an exaggerated way, usually for comic effect. Parodies can take many forms, including fiction... read full definition
A parody is a work that mimics the style of another work, artist, or genre in an exaggerated way, usually for comic effect. Parodies can... read full definition
A parody is a work that mimics the style of another work, artist, or genre in an exaggerated way, usually... read full definition
Act 1
Explanation and Analysis—Tabloid Journalism:
Throughout the play, Cliff and Jimmy frequently speak in a manner that parodies the language and tone of popular media, from theater to magazine advertisements. In one such instance, Cliff parodies the sensational tone of tabloid newspapers while comparing Jimmy, in a simile, to a “sexual maniac” due to his endless appetite:
Cliff: Like it! You’re like a sexual maniac – only with you it’s food. You’ll end up in the News of the World, boyo, you wait. James Porter, aged twenty-five, was bound over last week after pleading guilty to interfering with a small cabbage and two tins of beans on his way home from the Builder’s Arms. The accused said he hadn’t been feeling well for some time, and had been having black-outs. He asked for his good record as an air-raid warden, second class, to be taken into account.
