The Office

I can’t relate much to the office since I have not watched much of it. However, I can understand that it must be funny because the incongruity theory and the superiority theory plays such a big role in it. The way Michael, Dwight, and Jim use the superiority theory seems to have a big impact on the other people who are within the office. I remember when I first watched a clip of the office I was in a security meeting for my whole high school about gun violence. During the introduction to the meeting a clip of the Office was played, and I guess you could say I was instantly hooked. The way that the characters handled themselves was in a serious way, but I guess you could say that it was so serious that I found it funny. The way the main characters abused their power put the other characters at risk which intentionally made the whole scene more dramatic and comedic. I enjoyed the way that the main characters fought off whatever opposition they faced using the superiority theory in almost an unheard-of way. For example, in the scene that we watched we saw an assailant attacking the building that the office is in. During that time when they knew the assailant was coming they acted using the superiority theory to show that they felt better and more prepared to defeat the assailant. Using the incongruity theory, they attacked through the ceiling and blockading the door and many other ways that were just so odd that it made the clip funnier. Overall, I enjoy the office, even though I have seen so little of it, and I understand how Chris related the incongruity theory and the superiority theory to this show.