The humour in Captain Corelli's Mandolin is intertwined gently into the novel from the start as light-hearted comedy. ... This chapter demonstrates how humour is changed to suit the tone of the situation, from light(the argument with the engineer), to dark(the engineer's ironic death), and returning to light humour again(Corelli being dug out of the trench). ...

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• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Although he didn't fall in love with her right away - his life takes on a meaning, and he sees the same oak as "completely transformed by a mantle of dark green, sappy foliage, stood rapt and slightly swaying in the rays of the evening sun. ... " "Commit ourselves to the Lord," Natasha repeated in her heart. ...

• Word Count: 2809
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School