Humour in Chetan Bhagat’s The Girl in Room 105 and One Arranged Murder: A Study With Special Reference to His Creation of Dark Humour and Satire
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17507/jltr.1403.04Keywords:
Elements of humour, black humour or dark humour, irony and satire, humour and wit, farce and sarcasmAbstract
Humour is the predominant element in all the novels of Chetan Bhagat. His novels contain ‘black humour’ which is a form of humour that presents sorrows and sufferings as very mean or that regards human existence as ironic and pointless but somehow comic. ‘Black humour’ is also called ‘Black Comedy’ or ‘Dark Humour’, and the idea that people are powerless victims of fate and character is frequently used to illustrate farce and low humour. The novelist uses humour to reflect the realistic picture of contemporary society. Humour can be more successful in one’s native language. Though the novelist writes in English, he uses very simple language which seems to be one’s own native tongue. The present paper is an attempt to explore humorous elements in Chetan Bhagat's most recent two novels, ‘The Girl in Room 105’ and ‘One Arranged Murder’, with special reference to black humour and satire.
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