Humor At The Office

The american television hit show The Office, is a nine season long comedy that displays the life of ordinary people in humor kind of way. The show takes place at a paper company in Scranton PA, where an idiotic boss, Micheal Scott, dwells in the life of his employees. The Office is set as a documentary, to persuade the audience of its realism to exacerbate the ordinary lifestyle portrayed though the characters. Some of the main employees include Jim Halpert, Pam Beasly, and Dwight Schrute who are some of the most popular characters in the show. Throughout the series, the audience experience the life of a not so typical office, from the diverse personality intermix in an ordinary setting. For example throughout the series Jim Halpert, a sarcastic prankster, pranks Dwight Schrute, an eccentric salesman, for his entertainment in a professional workplace. This kind of interaction between a diverse set of characters gives the show its humor.

The show continues to use the interactions between the characters as entertainment but toward the end of the series, Aristotle's definition of a comedy becomes relevant. As the seasons continued the ordinary life at the office is mostly static, but to keep things interesting, minor problems occur, like the bankruptcy of the company to engage its audience. Towards the last few seasons their ordinary lives become some what more interesting as they find love, their dream career, and fulfillment in their lives. From this, Aristotle's definition of a comedy becomes true. From ordinary lives, the characters rise up to pursue their dreams and fulfillment, which in some sense we are all trying to acquire.

The office is a wacky tv show, that is worth the watch. Its humor derives through ordinary people with  unordinary interactions and at the same time fulfills the definition of comedy that Aristotle describes. The characters come from somewhat of a low point as they continue their lives at a paper company until they find what they where looking for at the end of the series, making this series a true Aristotelian comedy.