The Body Ritual of the Nacirema has a hidden message that some may not even pick up on and the ones that do are surprised by the message and the truth it carries. Throughout The Body Ritual of the Nacirema Horace Miner uses many satiric devices. The device it uses most effectively in getting the message across is Irony. There are many examples of irony throughout the whole text, however, the best example is the writing itself. The author goes about trashing the nacirema who are actually americans, The irony is that the author is an american. Many readers would not believe that anybody let alone an american would trash their own society. Many readers took offense from the message once they picked up on it, largely due to the truth from it. Horace
