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I'm going to hell, and my GPA is going with me.
Analysis: This joke could be interpreted as a kind of adult fairy tale. Within the psychoanalytic perspective on fairytales, there is the idea that the stories act as a kind of catharsis for children, allowing them to confront their hidden anxieties and subconscious urges. The kid in this joke is an example of what might happen if a child doesn’t read up on their fairytales; he becomes an evil stepson for the adults in the audience, instead of the evil stepmother that children hear stories about. Throughout the course of the joke, he indulges in all kinds of taboo behavior, consorting with loose women, pursuing incest, and eventually plotting to destroy the adults in his life. This is a child who has not had a chance to confront his anxieties about adults or his urge to commit the forbidden. The joke’s foray into generally off-limit topics might be one of the reasons why the contributor finds it so effective for breaking down conversational walls; once these topics have been broached, even in humorous form, there’s not much chance than anyone will be overstepping the social boundaries - it's already been done.
It should be noted that I hate Freudian analysis. Hate hate hate it. Ah, well, at least I have a nice hand basket picked out.
Analysis: This joke could be interpreted as a kind of adult fairy tale. Within the psychoanalytic perspective on fairytales, there is the idea that the stories act as a kind of catharsis for children, allowing them to confront their hidden anxieties and subconscious urges. The kid in this joke is an example of what might happen if a child doesn’t read up on their fairytales; he becomes an evil stepson for the adults in the audience, instead of the evil stepmother that children hear stories about. Throughout the course of the joke, he indulges in all kinds of taboo behavior, consorting with loose women, pursuing incest, and eventually plotting to destroy the adults in his life. This is a child who has not had a chance to confront his anxieties about adults or his urge to commit the forbidden. The joke’s foray into generally off-limit topics might be one of the reasons why the contributor finds it so effective for breaking down conversational walls; once these topics have been broached, even in humorous form, there’s not much chance than anyone will be overstepping the social boundaries - it's already been done.
It should be noted that I hate Freudian analysis. Hate hate hate it. Ah, well, at least I have a nice hand basket picked out.