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1. What are the sources of humor in this story? Does the humor arise from observation of life or from distortion of life? What elements of the story seem to you funniest?

The sources of humor are mostly ironic. It's funny that Larry is the drunkard in the story. It's funny that Father classifies funerals in varying degrees of excellence based on qualities like the number of priests, when usually, they're just classified as terribly sad. It's funny how Larry walks down the street like a drunken little man, and it's not frightening or disturbing like it is when it's a grown man, but just funny and a little bit cute.

I feel like the question is leading me to say that the humor arises from distortion of life for some reason, but I disagree. I didn't see any distortion of reality. Things were funny because they were unusual, but they weren't untrue. Larry really did drink all of his father's beer while he wasn't looking, and as such, he really is really really drunk when he goes home.