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Satire

Satire. You’ll look smarter for knowing this. A Definition. sat·ire [sat- ahyuhr ] noun 1. the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.

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Satire

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  1. Satire You’ll look smarter for knowing this

  2. A Definition sat·ire [sat-ahyuhr] noun 1. the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc. 2. a literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule. 3. a literary genre comprising such compositions.

  3. To Satirize • Means to use irony in order to comment on the follies, shortcomings, vices, and abuses of individuals or in society. • The ultimate goal is to shame the guilty party into changing/reforming.

  4. Elements • Something that is satirical does not necessarily make you laugh out loud. • Horation • This type of satire, named after Horace, is more lighthearted, witty mocking in a sympathetic tone. • Huck Finn, The Simpsons, The Daily Show • Juvenalian • This type of satire, name after Juvenal, is more pessimistic and abrasive. It is directed at social evils and achieved through irony and sarcasm, and moral indignation. • Brave New World, Lord of the Flies, A Clockwork Orange, Fahrenheit 451

  5. Examples • The Boondocks • Calvin and Hobbes • The Daily Show • Colbert Report • The Onion • South Park • Clueless • Dr. Strangelove • Thank You for Smoking • Fight Club • American Psycho • Fallout • Grand Theft Auto • 30 Rock • Entourage • “Weird Al” Yankovich • Scary Movie

  6. Back to Huck Finn… • Satire is difficult to catch, which is why a lot of people misinterpret it. • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a satire. Here are a few of • The way whites viewed blacks. • People that are intellectual vs. people that are smart. • People that are “civilized” or religious vs. people that are kind and fair • People who do what is socially acceptable vs. people who do what is right. • American Romanticism

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