Should Summer Heights High be used to teach satire?
Intro: Satire is a form of comedy, a way of creating humour by using criticism, exploitation and exaggeration in order to get a reaction from the audience. this is to make them think of political or social issues in a way that's eye opening and
Confronting. The show Summer Heights High uses these techniques in many ways which helps develop the show and characters.Summer Heights High is an Australian television show which takes on the form of a mockocumentary. The show includes three main characters, which include, a Tongan boy, a private school girl and a drama teacher. The show is very effective at using satire and many techniques for creating comedy; which is why it should be used in …show more content…
Chris Lilley; the creator of the show plays the three main characters. Ja'mie, Jonah and Mr.G . These three characters are developed to express the typical people at a public school. Greg, is a particular character that Chris Lilley uses exaggeration, extreme behaviour, trivialisation and hyperbole to create and develop character to express that he is an unfit drama teacher. In episodes we see the many extreme behaviours of him and how he uses small one-liners such as "Caleb, more effort please. I thought black people were supposed to have rhythm." And "Don't let your weight drag you down, please, sweetheart."to create a sudden shock and laugh response from the audience. This reveals the intentions of Mr.g, he speaks his mind and acts irrationally, without thinking how people will react. This gives the show more character and comedic Elements, in which Lilley turns these offensive and extreme behaviours to not only make the audience laugh out of shock, but also give them insight to real life issues in the world with discrimination that happens in and outside of …show more content…
Her actions and behaviours are all exaggerated to create satire. In most episodes Ja'mie acts rude and selfish, gaining the unpopularity she desperately doesn't want. However the character Ja'mie doesn't seem to comprehend other people's feelings, and doesn't adapt to having friends that feel and care about what she says, which leads her to constantly saying crude terms being seen as offensive to the rest of the public school students. This character is an example of how exageration, irony and trivialisation is a common satirical device used in summer heights high, as Chris Lilley seems to use these devices mostly on
Intro: Satire is a form of comedy, a way of creating humour by using criticism, exploitation and exaggeration in order to get a reaction from the audience. this is to make them think of political or social issues in a way that's eye opening and
Confronting. The show Summer Heights High uses these techniques in many ways which helps develop the show and characters.Summer Heights High is an Australian television show which takes on the form of a mockocumentary. The show includes three main characters, which include, a Tongan boy, a private school girl and a drama teacher. The show is very effective at using satire and many techniques for creating comedy; which is why it should be used in …show more content…
Chris Lilley; the creator of the show plays the three main characters. Ja'mie, Jonah and Mr.G . These three characters are developed to express the typical people at a public school. Greg, is a particular character that Chris Lilley uses exaggeration, extreme behaviour, trivialisation and hyperbole to create and develop character to express that he is an unfit drama teacher. In episodes we see the many extreme behaviours of him and how he uses small one-liners such as "Caleb, more effort please. I thought black people were supposed to have rhythm." And "Don't let your weight drag you down, please, sweetheart."to create a sudden shock and laugh response from the audience. This reveals the intentions of Mr.g, he speaks his mind and acts irrationally, without thinking how people will react. This gives the show more character and comedic Elements, in which Lilley turns these offensive and extreme behaviours to not only make the audience laugh out of shock, but also give them insight to real life issues in the world with discrimination that happens in and outside of …show more content…
Her actions and behaviours are all exaggerated to create satire. In most episodes Ja'mie acts rude and selfish, gaining the unpopularity she desperately doesn't want. However the character Ja'mie doesn't seem to comprehend other people's feelings, and doesn't adapt to having friends that feel and care about what she says, which leads her to constantly saying crude terms being seen as offensive to the rest of the public school students. This character is an example of how exageration, irony and trivialisation is a common satirical device used in summer heights high, as Chris Lilley seems to use these devices mostly on