essay 2 - kelly

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SECOND MAJOR ESSAY PROMPT

Inspired by a 1935 French film comedy and its early 1950s’ remake, Some Like It Hot was a critically acclaimed and popular film comedy when it was released in 1959, providing signature roles for Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon.  It has been praised by critical surveys as the funniest movie comedy of all time.

Incorporating no less than three quotes from E. B. White’s essay “Some Remarks on Humor,” determine whether and why the movie is funny or not, offering specific examples to prove your points.  

Conclude what you write with what you believe is the thesis for the movie, and whether and why the thesis is valid or invalid.

Title your assignment.  Just talk to me on paper.

Proofread your work, checking spelling, grammar, and usage, before turning it in.  MLA format is required for the text of your essay, and an MLA-format Works Cited page is required at the end.  Use Purdue OWL website’s most recent MLA format and documentation guidelines.

LENGTH:  3 DOUBLE-SPACED, TYPED PAGES (LESS THAN 2-1/2 PAGES FAILS.)

MARILYN MONROE – SUGAR KANE KOWALCZYK 

TONY CURTIS - JOE / JOSEPHINE / SHELL OIL JUNIOR 

JACK LEMMON - JERRY / DAPHNE 

GEORGE RAFT - SPATS COLOMBO 

PAT O’BRIEN - DETECTIVE MULLIGAN 

JOE E. BROWN - OSGOOD FIELDING III 

NEHEMIAH PERSOFF – LITTLE BONAPARTE 

JOAN SHAWLEE – SWEET SUE 

BILLY GRAY - SIG POLIAKOFF 

GEORGE E. STONE – TOOTHPICK CHARLIE 

DAVE BARRY - BEINSTOCK 

MIKE MAZURKI - SPATS' HENCHMAN 

HARRY WILSON - SPATS' HENCHMAN