| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺東大學 === 兒童文學研究所 === 102 === In the name of “mischief”, Kaiketsu Zorori overturns readers’ stereotype towards children’s book, in which the interesting plot design, handy sense of humor and continuous innovations are all worth children’s taste under the guidance of parents and teachers.
This study aimed to explore the humorous expressions in characters, plots, and illustrations in Kaiketsu Zorori. This thesis was divided into five parts. Chapter one was the introduction which narrated the research’s background and motivation, issues and purposes, relevant literatures, scales and limitations, methods and procedures, as well as the author’s work description; chapter two was the humorous expression in characters in Kaiketsu Zorori, which concluded and analyzed the characters’ setting humorous expression; chapter three was the humorous expression in plots in Kaiketsu Zorori, which discussed the humorous expression in plot design; chapter four was the study of the humorous expression in illustrations in Kaiketsu Zorori; chapter five was conclusion which summarized the humorous c concepts and expressions as well as implications in the characters according to the research results.
According to this study, the humor types of characters in Kaiketsu Zorori included wit type, comic type and satire type; humorous expressions in plots included langue, repetition, exaggeration, reversal, overthrow and inconformity, etc; humorous expressions in illustrations showed in technique of expression, actions and expressions, contrast, comic codes and interaction with readers; its contents were also boasting game-play, interaction and enlightenment, which enabled readers to realize the handy humorous expressions in the work.
Keywords: Kaiketsu Zorori, humor, cartoon, comic, wit
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