Question

Hope you have enjoyed the story Snake and the Mirror comment on the humour in the story and prepare
a write up?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Although the story ‘The Snake and the Mirror’ is the narration of a serious incident, it has an element of humour. This humour is generated by way of contrasts employed by the writer. The doctor reveals his pride and arrogance by telling us how highly he rated his looks and his profession as a doctor. This pride and arrogance stands in contrast to his admittance that he felt feeble and foolish when faced with snake that was coiled around his arm and its hood was four inches from his face.

The doctor’s desire to marry a fat and wealthy lady-doctor who cannot run after him when he commits some silly mistake stands in contrast to the thin and agile lady, with the physique of a sprinter, whom he finally marries. Further, the doctor pokes fun at himself when he tells that the thief did not take away his dirty vest because he had a sense of cleanliness. His remark, that the snake was perhaps making some decision about growing a moustache or using eye shadow and mascara or wearing a vermilion spot on its head is also very witty and humorous. Thus, even a serious incident is made

interesting by the doctor’s witty treatment of a very dangerous situation.