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James Thurber. By: Holly Gaines. Background Information. Born in Columbus, Ohio Attended Ohio State University and joined The New Yorker magazine in 1927 He did stories, essays, and cartoons. Background continued…. A humorists writer whose work is part of the American literary canon.
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James Thurber By: Holly Gaines
Background Information • Born in Columbus, Ohio • Attended Ohio State University and joined The New Yorker magazine in 1927 • He did stories, essays, and cartoons.
Background continued….. • A humorists writer whose work is part of the American literary canon.
Humorists Writers…… • Humor writers must have the ability to perceive the ridicules, comical, or ludicrous aspects of a personality or situation. • Humorists often exaggerate details and embellish facts for comic.
Thurber Talking…… • “I write humor the way a surgeon operates, because it is a livelihood, because I have a great urge to do it, because many interesting challenges are set up, and because I have the hope it may do some good.”
Major Works • The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1939) • Most Well Known • My Life and Hard Times (Perennial Classics) (1999) • My World-and Welcome to It (Harvest Book) (1969) • The Thurber Carnival (Perennial Classics) (1999) • Thurber: Writings and Drawings (Liberty of America) (1996) • The Night the Ghost Came In
Stream Of Consciousness • A continuous flow of ideas and feelings that constitute an individual’s conscience experience.
Other Facts • Thurber worked hard in the 1920s, both in the U.S. and in France, to establish himself as a professional writer. • However, unique among major American literary figures, he became equally well known for his simple, surrealistic drawings and cartoons.
Influences on the writer • James Thurber revolved around an exaggerated account of a childhood experience. That’s why he’s humorous. • Both his mom and his dad had a great influence on his writings too by encouraging him to go on with his humorous short stories
People the James Influenced… • Kurt Vonnegut • Joseph Heller
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