“My prodigious sin was, and still is, to be a nonconformist” (Chaplin). Charlie Chaplin was known for pushing the boundaries in a variety of ways. This is how he prospered. His tiptoeing approach attracted people while his genius kept them coming back for more. Charlie was a jack of all trades and of them, he undoubtedly mastered three. Thus, thanks to his talents, he has impacted the worlds through many key elements. Throughout his life, Charlie Chaplin greatly influenced British history, art and culture through his work as a comedian, actor and director. Comedy came easy for Charlie Chaplin. “All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl.” But more than acting and directing, it was his comedy that paved the way for him to become one of the most famous men in history. The era in which he made his lasting name, 1920-1960, saw some of the most difficult periods in history, from the Holocaust to World War I, the Great Depression and the Second World War. But oddly enough, it was at this time that the world became most interested in him. “Chaplin had demonstrated his belief that comedy was most effective when balanced by a touch of pathos or sentiment” (Inge 62). He transformed the turmoil they were experiencing into a source of inspiration. He used humanism to connect with his audience as well as satire to shed light on current events, but there was a lot of truth in his comedy. In conclusion, it is Charlie Chaplin's ability to captivate audiences in life's most difficult moments that has etched his name in history. Furthermore, Charlie Chaplin's comedy was more than a lifestyle, it was an art. The source of most of Charlie's comedy was deception. "Charlie and the Tricksters confronts society's anxieties about... middle of paper...... August 2017. 2006. Internet. April 16, 2014. Erickson, Harold L. and Michael Barson. “Charlie Chaplin (British actor, director, screenwriter and composer).” Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, December 23, 2013. Web. April 16, 2014.Faure, Elie. “The art of Charlie Chaplin.” New England Review. Middlebury College Publications, Vol.19. No. 2 Spring 1998: 145-51. Print.Grace, Harry A. “The Films of Charlie Chaplin and Patterns of American Culture.” The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism. Vol.10. No. 4 Wiley, (1952): 353-63. Web.Inge, Mr. Thomas. “Jay Gatsby and the Little Tramp: F. Scott Fitzgerald and Charlie Chaplin.” Studies in popular culture. Flight. 28. No. 1. Np: Southern Popular Culture Association, 2005. 60-69. JSTOR. Internet. April 16, 2014. Lieberman, Evan A. “Charlie the Trickster.” Journal of Film and Video 46.3 (Fall 1994): 16-28. JSTOR. Internet. April 11. 2014.