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<p>This  paper  aims  towards  identifying  those  protagonists  who occupy the position of mediator in the process of decoding the message by uniting detached ideologies in Carlos Morton’s <italic>The Miser of Mexico</italic> (1989) and <italic>Trumpus Caesar</italic> (2021). On the level of the narrative, border-resurfacing and its impact on society are presented by anecdote and humour. Jon Yates’s 2022 book entitled <italic>Fractured. How We Learn to Live Together </italic>mentions that in order to reconnect divided societies, ideologies, and races, the factor of laughter proves to be the most effective means: “If the person smiled, you knew you had someone in the mood to buy; if not, it was time to move on” (Yates 2022, 17). Slavoj Žižek in his work entitled <italic>Did Somebody Say Totalitarianism? Five Interventions in the (Mis)use of a Notion</italic> argues that humanity can restore communication with the Divine only by the mediated assistance of Jesus Christ, who “must sacrifice himself” (Žižek 2002, 50) in the process. In order to mend broken relationships, Carlos Morton’s subjective-participative  mediators assume  the  position  of  honest  advisors,  critics, non-judgmental and non-political entities, individual and self-sufficient characters, who by partial or total detachment point out the tragic in the comical. With the help of humour and satire, the playwright’s protagonists in the dramas mentioned above captivate audiences by softening critical situations through mutual acceptance and tolerance.</p>
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This  paper  aims  towards  identifying  those  protagonists  who occupy the position of mediator in the process of decoding the message by uniting detached ideologies in Carlos Morton’s The Miser of Mexico (1989) and Trumpus Caesar (2021). On the level of the narrative, border-resurfacing and its impact on society are presented by anecdote and humour. Jon Yates’s 2022 book entitled Fractured. How We Learn to Live Together mentions that in order to reconnect divided societies, ideologies, and races, the factor of laughter proves to be the most effective means: “If the person smiled, you knew you had someone in the mood to buy; if not, it was time to move on” (Yates 2022, 17). Slavoj Žižek in his work entitled Did Somebody Say Totalitarianism? Five Interventions in the (Mis)use of a Notion argues that humanity can restore communication with the Divine only by the mediated assistance of Jesus Christ, who “must sacrifice himself” (Žižek 2002, 50) in the process. In order to mend broken relationships, Carlos Morton’s subjective-participative  mediators assume  the  position  of  honest  advisors,  critics, non-judgmental and non-political entities, individual and self-sufficient characters, who by partial or total detachment point out the tragic in the comical. With the help of humour and satire, the playwright’s protagonists in the dramas mentioned above captivate audiences by softening critical situations through mutual acceptance and tolerance.

Mediation and Mediators in Carlos Morton’s  <italic>The Miser of Mexico</italic> and <italic>Trumpus Caesar</italic>

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Philologica

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Mediation and Mediators in Carlos Morton’s   and 

This  paper  aims  towards  identifying  those  protagonists  who occupy the position of mediator in the process of decoding the message by uniting detached...

Mediation and Mediators in Carlos Morton’s The Miser of Mexico and Trumpus Caesar

Published Online: Nov 15, 2023

Page range: 163 - 176

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ausp-2023-0011

Keywords
border narratives, dramatic mediation, subjective and semi-objective mediators, oracle-mediator

© 2023 Edit-Mária Dánél, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mediation and Mediators in Carlos Morton’s The Miser of Mexico and Trumpus Caesar

Published Online: Nov 15, 2023

Page range: 163 - 176

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ausp-2023-0011

Keywordsborder narratives, dramatic mediation, subjective and semi-objective mediators, oracle-mediator

© 2023 Edit-Mária Dánél, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
border narratives, dramatic mediation, subjective and semi-objective mediators, oracle-mediator