Social Media Memes As A Humour Vehicle During Covid-19
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Life seems to have come to a standstill with the emergence of COVID-19.Ithas induced a feeling of isolation in people and they seem to be having a very less sets of reactions. They simply do not know how to react and sufferowing toself-imposed quarantine. All of these sudden changes have led to immediate behavioural shift. During this lockdown, when people needed a relief from the official meetings while working from home, they would look forward to something more than the boringonline games.Meme sharing provided an opportunity for them to socialise with more people and evoked laughter during the countrywide lockdown. This paper is to study about meme pattern and followers’ comments on the memestakenfrom the famous Facebook page ‘Chennai Memes’ in Tamil Nadu and also how theyplay a very vital role in dealing with various social issues and mental stress of peopleduring COVID-19.
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