The Materialistic One

Today’s Show

• My Funniest Moment

• Name that Theorist

• The Materialistic One

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My Funniest Moment

• Due Monday, November 22

• Tell your story– And the moral is . . .

• Which theory applies?– Who was the winner / loser?– What was the taboo?– Mechanism?

• Explain why “You Had to Be There”

Name that TheoristWho Said What?

Aristotle

Catharsis

Recognition and Learning

Negative Distortion

Common Language

Sigmund Freud

Homeostasis

Taboo

Catharsis

Method and Motive

Scott Sedita

Family

Rhythm (Aristotle)

Archetypes

Superiority

HobbesSudden Glory

GrunnerVictory HowlSurpriseRidicule

Kenneth Burke

Frames of Reference

Tragedy

Justice

Comedy

Forgiveness

Burlesque

Revenge

Henri Bergson

• Life is adapting to change.

• Mechanism• Ridicule promotes

Conformity

THE MATERIALISTIC ONE

I don’t want the world, just your half.

Anna NgThey Might be Giants

The Materialistic One

• Greedy

• Spoiled

• Detached

• Confident / Insecure

• Why do we know this character so well?