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Literature & Dysfunction

In the Laughter by Heinrich Btzll , the story revolves around an actor who has based his acting career by perfecting his laugh . He has studied how people from every continent laugh . He is an expert in the art of laughing and is utilized in every aspect of showbiz including television , theater , and recording . He makes people happy by letting them feel the good effects of laughing . But despite of the implications of his profession to other people , he himself is not happy deep inside The plain and lonely side of his life is

truly reflected at his home and marriage where he and his wife have grown insensitive to each other When he goes home he does not laugh . Initially he tries to hide the fact that he is unhappy by professing that his facial muscles is already tired . But in truth , his life is a sad existence and he covers it by laughing from the outside . He reveals that he has grown irritated of his job and he does not want to hear noises and laughs from other people since it only reminds him of his job . He is a person in despair with a fake laugh . The author Heinrich Btzll suggests that in to live a happy life , one must do what his heart desires and to satisfy one 's self and be able to make others happy . He used the actor as an example of a grim existence of conforming to something that opposes personal...

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