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Originally Posted by issybird
The more I think about it, the more I think there was fatal dissonance between Fry's talents, witty repartee and wordplay, and the serious topics he wanted to treat, namely the Holocaust and gay rights. Not that it can't be done, but using the Holocaust as the vehicle for his examination of gay rights probably couldn't work well with the tools at Fry's command. If he could only have left the Holocaust out of it I think he might have pulled it off, with a very different story, of course.
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Yes, even then it would be difficult. Even in something Like Four Weddings and a Funeral, the finest scene in the movie, Matthew's recital of Auden's poem at Gareth's funeral, is tragic. Laughter probably isn't the best vehicle for feeling someone's pain. I'm struggling to think of a comedic novel that argues effectively for gay rights.