Priscilla And Wimps Analysis

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Truth can be shown in many different forms.One way people express truth is through comedy.An example of a comedy that shows truth is Priscilla and the wimps by Richard Peck.In Richard Peck's story “Priscilla and wimps” is a low and high comedy story about the klutter kobras,there head leader monk clutter,the lead girl Priscilla and her small friend Melvin and one unlikely event that happened.This story also uses comic situation and caricature to convey the truth to not judge a book by its cover. Throughout the story there are examples of high and low comedy being used to convey the idea of truth and to not judge a book by its cover.For instance an example of high comedy being used is when the narrator was describing Priscilla as “Priscilla was sort of above everything,if you’ll pardon a pun” (Peck 344). This is high comedy because she is literally above everything physically and emotionally above everything around her. Not only is high comedy being used, but low also.an
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