essay 2 – kelly

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SECOND MAJOR ESSAY PROMPT
Inspired by a 1935 French film comedy and its early 1950s’ remake, Some Like It Hot was a critically acclaimed and popular film comedy when it was released in 1959, providing signature roles for Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon.  It has been praised by critical surveys as the funniest movie comedy of all time.
Incorporating no less than three quotes from E. B. White’s essay “Some Remarks on Humor,” determine whether and why the movie is funny or not, offering specific examples to prove your points.  
Conclude what you write with what you believe is the thesis for the movie, and whether and why the thesis is valid or invalid.
Title your assignment.  Just talk to me on paper.
Proofread your work, checking spelling, grammar, and usage, before turning it in.  MLA format is required for the text of your essay, and an MLA-format Works Cited page is required at the end.  Use Purdue OWL website’s most recent MLA format and documentation guidelines.
LENGTH:  3 DOUBLE-SPACED, TYPED PAGES (LESS THAN 2-1/2 PAGES FAILS.)

MARILYN MONROE – SUGAR KANE KOWALCZYK 
TONY CURTIS – JOE / JOSEPHINE / SHELL OIL JUNIOR 
JACK LEMMON – JERRY / DAPHNE 
GEORGE RAFT – SPATS COLOMBO 
PAT O’BRIEN – DETECTIVE MULLIGAN 
JOE E. BROWN – OSGOOD FIELDING III 
NEHEMIAH PERSOFF – LITTLE BONAPARTE 
JOAN SHAWLEE – SWEET SUE 
BILLY GRAY – SIG POLIAKOFF 
GEORGE E. STONE – TOOTHPICK CHARLIE 
DAVE BARRY – BEINSTOCK 
MIKE MAZURKI – SPATS’ HENCHMAN 
HARRY WILSON – SPATS’ HENCHMAN