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Essay Archive - Tribulation and Comedy in Lucky Jim
Tribulation and Comedy in Lucky Jim
Despite misfortunes, comedy possesses the ability to elevate one's
mood in distressing or unhappy times. The sweet flavour comedy adds to
life makes many situations much more palatable. In Kingsley Amis' Lucky
Jim, the Jim Dixon character is cast into unfavourable relations with other
characters who make his existence quite trying. Jim's involvement with
Margaret is marked by his desire to see it end. His association with
Professor Welch incessantly lands him in a disagreeable position. Moreover,
Jim does nothing to amend this, and the reader becomes frustrated with
Jim's inac....
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