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    Irony is a broad term for a literary technique that authors use in stories to convey harsh criticism in a light-hearted way. But it is not only a literary technique, situational irony happens all around us everyday. For example today I saw an ironic sign on the highway. This particular sign said “Don’t Text and Drive” but at the bottom of the sign it said to text a number for more information. Even in history you can even find ironic situations. Right before JFK was shot someone asked him…

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    consciousness of the society. As societies become more complex, our understanding of the concept of or sense of humor similarly becomes more complex. In recent times, comedy has proven itself to be an extremely popular film genre whose appeal and acceptance spans across nationalities, races and generations throughout the world. Traditionally, comedy involving beautiful blonde white women has sourced its humor from people’s perceived naivety and superficiality of beautiful blonde women. This…

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    Warner Brothers Satire

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    characterizes Steyn’s text, opting for the use of lighter humor. The goal is exasperation not confrontation, and his text is pockmarked with attempts at infuriating the Warner Brothers. Marx mocks the seriousness of the situation by responding in a manner antithetical to the gravitas evoked in “long, ominous legal document warning [him] not to use the name ‘Casablanca’” was supposed to sway him. He is tangential, spiralling off into a largely useless description of Harry Applebaum remembered…

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    Irony is a figure of speech which describes intended meaning that is different from the real meaning .In simple words; it is a difference between the appearance and the reality... Irony is very important in the literary works because it helps to make a close connection between the reader and the literary work itself. I t is important to make the readers think more and more to understand the events in the literary work and get the messages and themes of the writer. It is often that irony in…

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    When there is something wrong with society as a whole, the voiceless cannot change anything. Their subtle attempts at retaliation, then, are satire. Satire is the weapon of the powerless, rebelling against the powerful. New ideas and philosophies are always criticizing the old ones in an ever growing system. During the Enlightenment, there was an amazing flourishing of knowledge and free thought. People began to question society’s old ways of thinking. Natural philosophy and the study of human…

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    classic comedy and adds new male characters, his lack of Lysistrata’s original famous wool metaphor has left the film fall flat. Lee’s views on the importance of the upcoming presidential are just lost in translation. In ancient Greece, the point of comedy was to empower and serve as ‘parrhesia’ or free speech. The structure and patterns of comedy correlate with Spike Lee’s 2015 film Chiraq. It is based on ‘Old Comedy’ which touches upon the ‘polis’ or public life and ideas. ‘Old Comedy’ was…

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    Lord Of The Flies Satire

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    Satire: the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices. William Golding’s novel, Lord of the Flies, uses satire to tell the readers about the nature of life. A part of living includes hardships and and not getting what is aimed for. Golding puts that lesson into the ending by not giving readers the satisfaction of getting what we want. Even when the boys turn to beasts In the book, the boys turn into savages and continue to be even to the…

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    South Park Satire Essay

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    a crude and lude form of entertainment with no relevance to the society we live in. To discount the value of it without thought,is a mistake. South Park uses its crude “toilet humor” (Gournelos 151) to address social issues in a more approachable manner allowing the viewer to be made to really question an issue without knowing so. It does this masterfully through the use of absurd situations and exaggerations of real issues “ [a]s most episodes rely individually on internally dissonant tropes,…

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    The use of satire has been developed into an action of ridicule that is fading away from the primary purpose. Early satire geniusly used parody as a form of enforcing a change be made within the issues being discussed, however over time this parody has occurred with no primary purpose other than entertainment. With the shift from purposeful input on subjects to constant criticism and humor, satire has become less effective. Gladwell claims modern day satire does not criticise today's views,…

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    fact that friendship doesn’t always require tenderness and compassion. George, Elaine, Jerry, and Kramer are engaged in a friendship held together by a complete lack of empathy. By refusing to be romantic, Seinfeld enabled itself to become a comedy of manners (39). This narrative route allowed the show to focus on life’s minute details, giving testament to its iconic “show about nothing” mantra that propelled the show to Godlike…

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