BBER Ch. 3 Daytona

[David Morris]

This method of dialogue is vaudevillian.  The jokes are insider-brash, well
projected to the audience, sorta like stand-up Schlemiel.  TV is often the
universal connection, but the winking aside is ancient.  A very direct
playing with the audience.

David Morris


On Sunday, October 20, 2013, John Bailey wrote:

> The exchange here seems to be very knowingly racist, with both Maxine
> and Daytona having a mock fight deploying racist tropes. Seems to be
> the kind you can only have when you trust that you're both being
> tongue-in-cheek. This pattern repeats throughout the book, with lots
> of characters joking about the stereotypes surrounding their own
> ethnicity and assuming that others get the gag.
>
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