Sense of humor......they both are the social reformer. There is a conflict and tension of the society which they wrote in. and also conflict between rural and urban and also there is a political and social tension. Though they are the social reformer so they want to change their society through their writing and by using their weapon as a satire and irony at his disposal. They show the true satire and that should be general and never hurt the person but attack the vice or folly. They indirectly humor or satire their character.
Characterization...the club they made their different characters from different section of the society. Each members of the club are from particular class or way of life in the English society of the time .their characters are shows in realistic manner and which meant to be social types. Addison's essays deal with a variety of subjects, which are topical matters, fashions, gambling, swearing, manners, etc. Anyway, spectator that he was, with a desire to reform the society; he has presented in his essays a vivid picture of the society of the times. He intended to reform the people by holding up a picture of that society and by ridiculing its follies and vices. Addison has the weapons of satire and irony at his disposal. And through these weapons he has at first given the surface picture of the society and then attacked them and finally, he wanted to abolish