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* [[Catch-22]], despite being hilarious as a whole, becomes increasingly dark as the story progresses, eventually throwing out all comedy in one of the final chapters. Subverted in some ways, considering that before it gets truly horrific, many of the moments of comedy could, if observed objectively, be taken for equally horrifying. This suggests that the increasingly serious tone and likewise decrease in jokes is more an intentional device of the writer and not a direct consequence of the trope.

* This is the course taken by the increasingly dark ''[[Harry Potter]]'' series. Also, each individual volume internally features this: if Harry's alone, facing his destiny, it'll be deadly serious. If he's with his friends, someone will crack a joke at some point.

* ''[[Everything Is Illuminated]]''. It's rather pronounced in the [[Film of the Book|film]].

* ''[[The Invisible Man (novel)|The Invisible Man]]'' starts out as a lighthearted comedy but takes a darker turn halfway through.