Sunday, September 8, 2019
Kimberly's Lead Blog Post Response
I have tried numerous times to watch The Office but I just can't seem to get into the show. However the fire drill scene I found hilarious. To start off there are numerous examples of all the theories we have covered so far. I think the most interesting theory in this episode was the incongruity theory and Dwight. Kimberly said that he normally follows the rules and is normally tame but in this scene, he breaks a couple of rules by starting a fire. I think this is odd and interesting that he started a fire at work because his coworkers weren't listening to his lecture on fires and procedures the week before. I'm curious if there was more to why he started a fire, again it seems pretty extreme. Maybe Dwight got fed up with people not listening to him at work so he showed them that he is still there and doesn't want to be ignored anymore. Could Dwight also be an example of the superiority theory? He doesn't laugh throughout the scene but maybe internally he finds their panic amusing because he knows what to do in a situation with a fire but his coworkers don't because they didn't listen to him. I thought it was also funny how people coped with the fire in the office. Kimberly gave a couple of examples of the relief theory and how the people coped with the fire. I think another example would be Micheal. When he first sees the fire he begins to yell at everyone to stay calm but he's not even taking his own advice and proceeds to yell even louder for people to stay calm. Overall I thought this was a great example of all three theories and this example makes me want to give The Office another shot!
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It does seem that not everyone is an office fan which is good so we will have some good disagreements this semester. Dwight is the essence of so much of the humor in part because he is such an incongruous character who takes such extreme actions.
ReplyDeleteI like the idea you presented of Dwight representing the superiority theory. I definitely think this could be valid because he does tend to carry the attitude that he is better than everyone else not only in this episode but throughout the series.
ReplyDeleteI found it interesting how you proposed that Dwight could be an example of superiority theory, based on his reactions to his coworkers. He certainly did not seem pleased that they didn't pay attention to his presentation! Quite the extreme way to make his point, to say the least.
ReplyDeleteI really like your point about Dwight's amusement. I think that element of the scene is combining superiority and incongruity. Dwight feels superior to the others, while we see it as unfitting that he would be laughing at them.
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