Boll's "The Laugher" "The Laugher" by Heinrich Boll is a short story that deals with a man and his profession. This is a symbolic story that explains the protaginist's life, characteristics and profession. The laugher descibes humself as a claque at night clubs. Bol writes " So i spent most evening in night clubs as a kind of discreet claque, my job being to laugh infectiously during the weaker parts of the program" This quote implies that he is only luahging to gets paid. It also shows that he is laughing on perpse so the he would the comedians make their image better in the night clubs. He is also a very serious person as boll describes "