All 5 Uses of
farce
in
Atlas Shrugged
- "I wanted to witness the farce," he said.†
Chpt 1.4
- When you told those reporters that you came to New York to witness the farce, which farce did you mean?†
Chpt 1.5 *
- When you told those reporters that you came to New York to witness the farce, which farce did you mean?†
Chpt 1.5
- He rolled over on his back and lay with his hands crossed under his head, looking up as if he were watching the scenes of a movie farce unrolling on the ceiling.†
Chpt 1.5
- Incredulously, he realized what it was that had been expected of him: he, the victim, chained, bound, gagged and left with no recourse save to bribery, had been expected to believe that the farce he had purchased was a process of law, that the edicts enslaving him had moral validity, that he was guilty of corrupting the integrity of the guardians of justice, and that the blame was his, not theirs.†
Chpt 3.5
Definitions:
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(1)
(farce) a ridiculous or exaggerated situation, event, or story — often so absurd that it's hard to take seriously; sometimes a type of comedy that relies on ridiculous or over-the-top actions and misunderstandings
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, farce can reference a seasoned stuffing typically put in roasted turkey; or it can reference the act of stuffing a turkey.