Thus, the interpretation and inference of parodic language in English news headlines is a dynamic cognitive process involving a mental process.

Parodic narration employs the heterogeneity and irony of style and language forms to delineate the alienated and irrational consciousness of the characters.

By studying Updike's parodic works, the readers can learn not only the art of his parodic narration, but also the cultural connotations in different times between the two writers.