Question

Describe the comic element in the essay Uncle podger hangs a picture

Answer 1

Answer:

In this lesson Uncle Podger is a comic character and he tries to hang a picture on a wall. He sends a girl to the shop but forgets to tell her he size of nails. So a boy also follows her. He remains busy in this act. When he works on the wall to hang the picture he creates disturbance. When he gives a bolt to the nail suddenly lost his balance and gets injury on his thumb and drops the hammer which becomes the reason of injury to the girl also. Now all family members finding his hanker chief. Uncle again rebukes them in fact he is sitting on the coat. Again they start their activity. Now he forgets hammer and other instruments. After some time when he drops the string, lost his balance and fell on a piano, which creates a sweet voice. Again he rebukes Aunt says, she will go t her mother’s house if again he plan to hang the picture on wall. At midnight when all members are fatigue only Uncle Podger is happy they finished their activity to hang the picture. Now Uncle Podger comments, all people are fools who call another person for such minor activity but I can do these hard works easily without any payment another person. So, he is pretending to be a great, powerful and wise man in the others. Though he creates disturbance in family, but he is happy for doing work.

In the end we can say that this lesson is one of them which give you a lesson to find pleasure in work. If we are all doing an activity then try to do it on your own behalf. But when you involve another person, it becomes the cause of disturbance to them. So it is a comedy mixture with satire.

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