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Satire:

This article explores the literary genre of satire and its purpose of criticizing and influencing change through humor, ridicule, and mockery. Satire targets human frailty, people, institutions, and ideas, using techniques such as irony, exaggeration, and sarcasm. Examples from literature, television, and popular culture are provided to illustrate the effectiveness of satire. Through satire, artists aim to inspire audiences to question, challenge, and change societal norms and behaviors.

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Satire:

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  1. Satire: The Fine Art of Mockery and Ridicule

  2. Satire Defined A literary genre based on criticism of people and society Ridicule and mockery are mixed with humor throughout a work of satire Satire Defined

  3. Purpose The satirist aims to influence change by laughing scornfully at those being mocked--and being witty enough to allow the reader to laugh, also. The object of satire is usually some human frailty; people, institutions, ideas, and things are all fair game for satirists. Purpose of Satire

  4. Purpose, Continued The satirist's goal is to point out the hypocrisy of the target By highlighting inconsistencies the target is made to look ridiculous Purpose of Satire

  5. Targets of Satire Works of satire usually attack the following: human frailty people institutions ideas Targets of Satire

  6. Style The satirist may insert serious statements of value or desired behavior However, most satires rely on its audience to understand what is right versus what is wrong Style

  7. Style, Continued Many of the techniques of satire are devices of comparison, to show the similarity or contrast between two things. Examples include: a list of absurd items, an oxymoron, metaphors, sarcasm, irony and exaggeration Style

  8. Examples in Literature In Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn the racism of the deep south is satirized. Huckleberry’s conscience – warped by the racist world he has grown up in, often bothers him most when he is at his best. Ironically, he is prepared to do good, believing it to be wrong. Examples in Literature

  9. Examples in Literature, Continued Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World satirizes a future where people don’t have serious relationships People no longer have opinions and are classified from birth into a caste Examples in Literature

  10. Examples in Literature, Continued  George Orwell’s 1984 and Animal Farm In both of Orwell’s works a society is satirized where government has complete authority over the people Examples in Literature

  11. Examples in Television and Popular Culture Stephen Colbert’s television program, The Colbert Report satirizes both other television personalities and a variety of aspects of society Most notably Colbert satirizes political candidates and political decisions Examples in Television

  12. Examples from Film Almost all spoof movies at least partly fall into the category of satire Some of these films might include: Scary Movie franchise, Naked Gun franchise, Airplane, This is Spinal Tap and many others Examples from Film

  13. Satire in Action!

  14. Satire In Action • Remember: Satire often pokes fun at some institution, person or aspect of human weakness • In the following cartoons, try to specifically point out what is being satirized. • Also try to come to a conclusion about what the artist/author wants his audience to think about by viewing the cartoon

  15. What is being satirized? What change does the artist possibly want to inspire? Satire in Action

  16. Possible Responses: • What is being satirized? • The artist is satirizing our youth’s preoccupation with games, computers and other technology. It is also satirizing parents who allow their children so much access to these distractions. • What change does the artist possibly want to inspire? • The artist wants children to play less games and for parents to step in and make their children focus on activities that will help them later in life.

  17. What is being satirized? What change does the artist possibly want to inspire? Satire in Action

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