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Closer Reading Answer in your notebook . 1 Find three dates that are mentioned in the article . What do they relate to ? 2 Name three problems that Charlie Chaplin faced when he was growing up ( paragraph 1 ) . Were these problems that every child faces ? Explain . 3 What do the Little Tramp ' s clothes say about the character ? ( paragraph 3 ) 4 Find two or three similarities between Charlie Chaplin and the Little Tramp character he created . How do the events in Chaplin ' s life and in the character of the Little Tramp connect to the title of the section , Laughter Through Tears ? 5 What makes Charlie Chaplin films still popular today ? Thinking About What You Have Read 1 Look at the following quote by Charlie Chaplin . "Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up , but a comedy in long-shot . " _ What does this quote mean ? In your notebook , complete the following sentence : You can iauqh at a situation if . ,. . 2 How does the above quote relate to Chaplin ' s use of comedy ? 3 Read the one-liner jokes below . What difficulty has been turned into a joke ? We were so poor that . .. ? thieves used to break into our apartment and leave things for us that they had stolen from others . ? when the floor caved in , we said : "There goes the dinner table !" ? when my father was approached by a beggar , he took the beggar ' s money and said : "Thanks !" 4 Which two techniques are used to make the tragic situation comic in the above jokes ? ? exaggeration ? word play ? personification ? surprise 5 With a partner , discuss some difficulty that you experienced in the past but that you were able to laugh about at a later time . Close-ups and long shots are types of camera angles . A close-up gets very close to the subject . A long t is taken from further away .
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