News satire

Is mankind really the lowest cruel animal out there? Well mankind has a big reputation for making cruel and selfish decisions. In Mark Twain’s satirical essay, “The Lowest Animal”, Twain argues that mankind is evil and cruel. He then goes on to say how he believes mankind was born with a “defect”. Twain believed that humanity will have the quality to know right from wrong, the do’s and the don'ts. He says how mankind will still go and choose to be selfish. Mankind will inflict with strong agony…

John Steinbeck’s novella “The chrysanthemums” (1938) is a short story which encompasses the literary technique of realism (described by Harmon and Holman as focusing “on the immediate, the here and now”) and metaphors in order to “convey” Steinbeck’s criticism on economic and social conditions caused by “The wall street crash” (1929) – an economic crash which led to a period referred to as “The great depression”. Steinbeck uses metaphors “in order to express [his] particular idea[s]” about the…

As we all know irony is a huge part of Things Fall Apart, the book as a whole is based upon irony. Irony can be seen through out the book and is what drives the action forward. --- New Slide Lets take a look at the life of our main character Okonkwo. Throughout the book Okonkwo strives to be the best and be unwavering in front of his bad fortunes,” “Since I survived that year,” he always said, “I shall survive anything.” He put it down to his inflexible will.”. His biggest motivation was…

As has been shown before, cartoons enable Punch to propagate its views in an eye-catching way. The cartoons mentioned earlier all emphasise the power of Britain and the ‘savagery’ of the rebels, (figure XX, XX, XX, XX) and/or present the metropolis as a righteous nation who is wronged by colonial protestors and their unpatriotic British supporters (figure XX, XX). Visuals are more striking than texts, usually rather easy to understand at one glance, and therefore more efficient in provoking…

Summary As Winston has lunch with Syme he realizes his intelligence will get him vaporized afterward, Winston has the feeling of being watched. Quote Analysis “One of these days, thought Winston with sudden deep conviction, Syme will be vaporized. He is too intelligent. He sees too clearly and speaks too plainly. The party does not like such people.” (Orwell 47) This quote adds to the theme as well as to the character's evolution in the book 1984 because the circumstances of the people who…

Key and Peele’s entertaining satirical parody— Obama’s Anger Translator-Meet Luther” ―develops the use of an aggressive speech to reach out a proposal toproposaltake the attention to the thewards their audience. Key and Peele illustrate through emotional appeal and contrasting characters Obama'scharacters to criticize,Obama’s careful, quiet nature. Key and Peele vastly set off the scene by demonstrating similarity in a comedic way that presents Obama’s viewpoint of not showing any expression…

In the famous sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck Finn, Tom’s closest friend and fellow mischief-maker, claims the role as protagonist. Described in this story is Huck’s transition from boyhood to manhood. Journeying along the Mississippi River with his friend and runaway slave, Jim, Huck is faced with a number of moral and ethical dilemmas which force him to mature more quickly than some children. This novel is more than a story about a boy’s…

There is often a deeper meaning in the words of an author, the true message of the text can be discovered through analyzing tone and symbolism. In each of the works of Candide, by Voltaire, “A Modest Proposal,” by Jonathan Swift, and “Do Not Weep, Maiden, for War is Kind,” by Stephen Crane, the authors satirize the society they live in. Through the use of tone and symbolism by Crane, Voltaire, and Swift, they are able to create ironic arguments to satirize certain aspects of society. Voltaire,…

Chaucer utilizes his intelligence and storytelling ability to criticize medieval English society in his compilation of short stories, The Canterbury Tales. The church's power and its ability to harshly punish dissenters forced Chaucer to use his stories as a way of questioning established religious beliefs and commenting on his society. Chaucer appears to have enjoyed criticizing established religion and societal norms, and uses his texts to illustrate these criticisms. The most prominent…

Irony is used in the stories “Sorry, Right Number” by Stephen King and “Back There” by Rod Serling. Verbal irony uses sarcasm to hide how the character actually feels, while situational irony is what is the opposite of what is expected from that situation. Irony is needed in both of these stories because it builds suspense, makes the desire of the reader to keep reading, and making the overall story more enjoyable. In King’s “Sorry, Right Number”, he uses verbal irony through the stage…