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The answer is B. "He asked himself where it had come from and how; the past provided no explanation, and the future could not justify it."

This option is not a dark humor because it does not show the opposite side of happiness. The other choices explain that although there is happiness, he considered it as a burden- making it a dark humor.

Kazeer [188]3 years ago

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Hello. This question is incomplete. The full question is:

"Connections Academy. Medal + fan. All of the following are examples of dark humor from "The Happy Man" except:a. "Today he felt happy, full of happiness, as a matter of fact. There was no arguing it. The symptoms were quite clear, and their vigor and obviousness were such as to impose themselves on his senses and mind all at once." b. "He asked himself where it had come from and how; the past provided no explanation, and the future could not justify it." c. "How could he have dreamed up this incredible happiness? He or any human being? It was a strange, unique happiness, as though it were a private secret he had been given." d. "How was it that this incredible happiness had overwhelmed him? How long would he have to carry it on his shoulders? Would it keep depriving him of work? friends, sleep, and peace of mind?"

Answer:

c. "How could he have dreamed up this incredible happiness? He or any human being? It was a strange, unique happiness, as though it were a private secret he had been given."

Explanation:

Black humor is a type of humor characterized by serious information that is considered taboo in society or that represents jokes with something politically incorrect, being usually seen as bad jokes, since they try to make matters like death, illness, tragedy, abuse, war, among other things, something funny.

Among the options shown in the question above, the only one that does not adopt the concept of black humor is the letter C, which presents information without the intention of being funny and does not present a controversial or morbid theme.

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