8.2.5 Audience Interpretation Of The Story
Here there is no ‘story’ as such, the problems of interpretation
centring on the comment from RB in 53, which is received by some as a joke
and by others as an insult. Of the discussants, all except BM show some kind
of amusement as an immediate response. Once BM objects (59), however, both
JK (61) and EM (68) express their agreement with BM’s critical interpretation
of 53. The studio audience respond with general laughter and some applause.
This does not mean that every single member of the studio audience is amused
by 53, but the fact that a good number were amused shows an interpretation
of 53 as a joke. An explanation for these differing interpretations will be
offered below.
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