I have just come to the relization that Carnivalesque Literary Theory is incredibly interesting but also incredibly hard to explain. The literary theory was developed by an arrogant Russian Critic named Mikhail Bakhtin. To paraphrase, Carvivalesque refers to the carnival atmosphere; an atmosphere of Chaos and distortion. In a carnival, all is masked; the social hierachy that had existed before becomes overturned and social roles loose their importance. Carnivalesque literature questions the identities of people in curtain roles and is used as a weapon to mock and expose unfortuniate truths of people's identities.
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