Emotional Intelligence And Humor In Stephen Leacock’s My Financial Career

21 Oct

Authors: Dr. G. Kiran Kumar Reddy, Dr. Ch. Paul Krupakar

Abstract: This paper deals with emotional Intelligence and humor in Stephen Leacock’s story, My Financial Career. It explains a crisis in the life of author. In this story he explores the subtle process of Emotional Intelligence, humor a person’s first experience in the bank. When he visits the bank, he feels nervous. The narrator feels horror at the sight of bank employees, money. The story revolves around an imperfect world as a testing ground for the ultimate realization of human nature. Protagonist experience hijack of emotions, emotional imbalance, miscommunication. By embedding subtle nudges to pause, reassess, and act with deliberate intent rather than panic, it proves a simple truth: calm minds resolve challenges faster. This approach is anchored in real-world expertise, steering clear of empty theory.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23536885