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Jonathan Safran Foer's Toolbelt for Creating Humor in the Novel…
Jonathan Safran Foer's Toolbelt for Creating Humor in the Novel Everything is Illuminated 
Mishaps with DENOTATIVE vs. CONNOTATIVE diction (Meaning that Perchov assumes that all synonyms are equal, when in reality they have shades of meaning due to cultural and emotional associations) :
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Failed attempts at SLANG and IDIOMS: (Alex wants badly to mimic American English's slang phrases, but he often botches them).
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DRAMATIC IRONY in CHARACTERIZATION: (Alex often validates his insecurities by telling us something we either didn't need to be told, or which we find ridiculous).
"One dubs me baby, not because I am a baby..."
"This (fat stomach) does not disquiet me, because my stomach is very strong..."
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"...sport of baseball, which was invented in Ukraine."
Grammatical Hiccups: (Alex makes slight mistakes due to the sometimes tricky components/rules of English grammar).
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"Father is a fat man, and mother is also."
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MALAPROPISMS: (Alex often mistakes one word for another that sounds close to it).
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SITUATIONAL IRONY and OXYMORONS: (The opposite of what was intended).
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