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Satire is a genre in literature while sometimes could be graphic and performing arts. Usually, satire is a comical piece of writing which authors would use humor, irony, exaggeration or ridicule makes fun of an individual or a society to expose its stupidity and shortcomings in an indirect way. And its essential purpose is to put out constructive social criticism which uses wit as a weapon to draw attention to both particular and wider issues in society. Moreover, writers expect that whom he…

exasperation towards 20th Century America. As this novella is set during the Great Depression, it is of no surprise that our protagonists (George Milton and Lennie Small) face the crippling of their dreams, aspiration and lives, like so many others in this time of pain and loss. We, as readers,…

The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) was formed in 1991 by a group of Travel and Tourism CEOs who felt that the sector’s contribution to economics and job creation was not being recognised. Its functions to use empirical evidence to promote awareness of Travel and Tourism contribution; to expand markets in harmony with the environment; and to reduce barriers to growth. WTTC is a global…

her fault, we chant in unison.” (Atwood 82). This shows how Gilead controls the women since they all mock Janine thus there is a lack of unity between them, which is a common technique Gilead uses to conquer and divide the women. Offred compares the time when women were fighting for abortion rights from pre-Gilead society to the Gilead society. Offred remembers a video she saw at the Red Centre, “Do you believe A Woman's Place is on the Kitchen Table? Under the last sign there’s a line drawing…

Catch 22 was written by Joseph Heller, who is well known for writings satire novels. Joseph Heller, the author, uses many different examples of satire.Catch-22 is usually called a comic satirical novel. A comic satirical novel is a literary genre in which comedic forms , exaggeration, are used to focus on human weakness and societal problems.In Catch 22 the author takes the reader on an emotional trip through the extended use of satire. Satire is the use of humor to expose others stupidity…

Jonathan Swift’s writing reflects his personality in the sense that it is both playful and serious at the same time. This duality of playfulness and seriousness is especially evident in his pamphlet “A Modest Proposal.” The speaker of this text is not Swift, but instead, an anonymous figure that Swift uses as a vehicle to express his political views, poke fun at the British, and reveal his resentment of British policies toward the Irish. Straightforward and poignant in his assertions, the…

ago – “The joys of parents are secret, and so are their worries.”(2) There is certainly a conflict, a schism, the solution of which has to be found out – as we all do, as we all want to, in our own particular or peculiar way; subject to circumstance, time, age, social conditions, tolerance and the span of suffering. And Jagan too, the central character arrives at a solution after much pain, humilation, and surrender of self-esteem. His retreat from Malgudi, his home and his sweetmeat shop for…

When it comes to the second them of prejudice, according to Michael Cummings “At the time of the publication of "A Modest Proposal," many British Protestants disdained Roman Catholics--especially Irish Catholics--and enacted laws limiting their ability to thrive and prosper” (par.21). Lastly, in as far as the third theme of Irish inaction…

Throughout history, writers have used humor and satire to address quite serious political and social concerns. Understanding how satire and other humorous devices function are essential to fully comprehending these writers’ aims and determining whether their works successfully accomplish their goals. satire is the literary form or technique in which a writer employs humor or irony to criticize people’s foolishness, vices, or other shortcomings. Satire may be brutal and scathing or gentle and…

Swift however, does not intend us to emulate either Yahoo or Houyhnhnm behavior, but rather to take the positive aspects which each portray, and dilute them into a compromise that befits the healthy functioning of a human being. Williams agrees that Swift is creating a novel whose moral is to say, “Passions and affections, carefully guided, are treated as necessary in creatures who are imperfect and interdependent” (Williams 286), and likewise the “Houyhnhnms, far from being a model of…