The purpose of parody is not only to criticize the original text, but also to examine its advantages. In this way, both ‘fascination’ with and ‘critical distancing’ from the parodied text are key elements of parody. Both  James Joyce’s “A Painful Case” and Paul Auster’s “Auggie Wren’s Christmas Story” make effective use of parody. Above all, the title itself of each text implies the use of parody technique. The title of the former comes from the caption of the newspaper article inserted in the text; on the other hand, that of the latter includes the ‘Christmas story’ itself, which will be parodied in the text. Auster’s story shows such  problems as the typicality, the clichéd theme of good and evil of existing Christmas narratives, but it doesn’t utterly give up a kind of ‘sentimentality’ through the scene in which Auggie and Ethel spend Christmas together. Also, both texts emphasize the importance of everyday life by means of parody. “A Painful Case” sets Duffy to read the evening paper at dinner, revealing that the newspaper was essential in the everyday life at the time.  However,  the problems of  newspaper  narrative are revealed from various angles by means of parody in the text. Auggie’s 4,000 pictures taken at the same time and place every day emphasize the importance of everyday life in the modern life.