Gallows Humour: The Process of Making the Self in Everyday Life

Abstract

If a person has some unsettled pain, or longing to be eased and to be fulfilled, he/she has
knowingly, or unknowingly clung to his/her past with his/her mother/father, and the very thought
might have relieved him/her with the knowledge that he/she is no longer alive, and it has been
many years since. By referring to and acknowledging the past, he/she could attempt to reconcile
with his/her present life which may be unfulfilled in various ways. Two key elements to be
discussed and to be applied in the article are the references to the past and the use of humour.
Before tracing the referral to the past and humourous incidents, and analyzing how they serve as
tools to reconcile with the conflicting personae, it is essential to discuss the significance of art as
a source of reconciliation, how in the world of art and literature reconciling with life is achieved,
and how they become an inevitable medium to attain harmony and peace in one’s life.