Diary of a Mad Black Woman

Read the story Diary of a Mad Black Woman and answer the ff questions below:

1. This is a Comedy, yet it handles very serious subject matter. What are some reasons this is a comedy.

2. Rent, Death of a Salesman, and A Raisin in the Sun; all spend time addressing “the societal other,” in economic terms. Diary of a Mad Black Woman addresses “the societal other,” in a parody of social terms. Discuss how each of those plays does that, with examples.