In this chapter, Berger talks about Fry's theory on humor. He states that because of past experiences, we know that when we go to see a comedian, they usually mean what they say when they are insulting someone or something. Others believe that humor takes place when someone has made themselves look ridiculous and that it is a sense of superiority. Berger's study is to figure out what make people laugh rather than why people laugh.
Chapter 46
In the beginning of the chapter, they talk about the catharsis theory and how it is believed that when violence is seen on television or in a movie, the person watching it is bound to act more violent than they may have if they hadn't watched the violence. Then they talk about the relation between tragedies and comedies and how everything is opposite:
TRAGEDY COMEDY
high status low status
serious not serious
pessimism optimism
pain pleasure
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