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Hani Fatmawati, 2013

Reconstructing Humor : An Analysis of Humor in Two Selected Short Stories Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia | repository.upi.edu

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PAGE OF APPROVAL………...……….i

STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION_...ii

PREFACE………..…..iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT_...iv

ABSTRACT………...………..………vi

TABLE OF CONTENTS....………..…...……….…vii

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION

1.1.Background…….………...……...………...1

1.2.Statement of Problems……….………...….5

1.3.Aims of the Research……….………..5

1.4.Reason for Choosing the Topic………5

1.5.Significant of the Research………...5

1.6.Research Design………...6

1.7.Scope of the Research………...7

1.8.Clarification of Terms………...7

Hani Fatmawati, 2013

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CHAPTER II THEORETICAL REVIEW

2.1. Humor Theory………....…10

2.2. Types of Humor……….………....13

2.2.1. Superiority Theory………..………...14

2.2.2. Incongruity Theory………...15

2.2.3. Relief Theory……...………..17

2.3 . Humor in Short Stories………....……….…..18

2.4. Humor and Narrative………...20

2.5. Previous Study………...21

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1. Research Questions……….………...24

3.2. Research Subject and Context……….…………...24

3.3. Research Method………25

3.4. Research Procedure………26

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3.5.1. Data Source………29

3.5.2. Synopsis………...30

3.5.2.1. Synopsis in Rape Fantasies………...30

3.5.2.2. Synopsis in The Concert Stages of Europe……...31

CHAPTER IV FINDING AND DISSCUSION

4.1 Constructing Humor………...………....33

4.1.1. The Role of Narrator in Humor Construction……….……….34

4.1.1.1. The Role of Narrator in Rape Fantasies..…...35

4.1.1.2. The Role of Narrator in The Concert Stages of Europe……38

4.1.2. Narrative Structures in Humor Construction...41

4.2. Types of Humor………...………..43

4.2.1. Superiority Humor………...44

4.2.1.1. Superiority Humor in Rape Fantasies…...44

4.2.1.2. Superiority Humor in The Concert Stages of Europe……..47

4.2.2. Incongruity Humor………...52

Hani Fatmawati, 2013

Reconstructing Humor : An Analysis of Humor in Two Selected Short Stories Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia | repository.upi.edu

4.2.2.2. Incongruity Humor in The Concert Stages of Europe…….54

4.2.3. Relief Humor………...55

4.2.3.1. Relief Humor in Rape Fantasies………...56

4.2.3.2 Relief Humor in The Concert Stages of Europe…………...57

4.3. The Function of Humor..…...……….59

4.4. Discussion………...………...62

CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION

5.1. Conclusion………..……….………...65

5.2. Suggestion…………...………...66

REFERENCES………...………..68

APPENDIX A………...………...……….71