文档介绍：Wang1 Wang Mengmeng Professor Li Kang English 0911031 412 March 201 2 The Cop and the Anthem T Based on the whole text, the author's humor is present in various ways, one of which is through irrationality during the development of plots. Soapy, the vagrant who has stirred up trouble for six times, is eager to go to prison. But he is always out of luck and get policeman's forgiveness. When Soapy is touched by the anthem and wants tobea good citizen, he is arrested for groundless reasons. This way isa kind of black humor manifesting social reality profoundly. We can see something gloomy, desperate,but simultaneously, we can't help laughing when reading the vivid description. Once , Soapy wants to reach his goal by molesting a woman, Soapy straightened the lady missionary ’s ready-made tie, dragged his shrinking cuffs into the open, set his hat ata killing cant and sidled toward the young women (20) .but the seeming virtuous and quiet woman begin to seduce him in reverse. “ Sure, Mike, ” she said joyfully, “ if you ’ ll blow me toa pail of suds. I’d have spoke to you sooner, but the cop was watching. ” With the young woman playing the clinging ivy to his oak Soapy (22). Besides, Soapy steals an umbrella from a neatly dressed customer, but the umbrella is ill-gotten originally.'' Of course, '' said the umbrella Wang2 man '' that is— well, you know how these mistakes occur —I— if it