Satire is Used in the Portraits, Gin Lane, by William Hogarth and Untitled by Paul Kuczynsk

Medieval literature is involved in the school classroom for a very long time. Medieval literature is very important and even though it's old it offers many interesting stories and life lessons. There are many medieval literature works- Beowulf, the author tales, and more. The film of Monty Python and the holy grail combines all the medieval literature and satirises them all. The Monty Python film mocks and satirizes a lot of the important themes in the medieval literature. Among the many themes it satirizes, the theme of Chivalric Code and Knightly Behavior is the most prevalent. Many themes are repeated over and over again and it is easy to draw conclusions from what we read in class to the movie. Through this essay I will show these examples.

In the poem “William Street” Slessor explores the poverty within the streets of Kings Cross that demonstrates the everyday struggles that people within the community go through searching for employment. This is shown through, “the dips and molls with flip and shiny glaze (death at their elbows, hunger at their heels)” uses imagery and slang to depict the criminal activity due to poverty. This creates a visual representation of the pickpockets, drunks and

Brandon Stanton the author of Humans of New York successfully used pathos and ethos to explain his subject’s stories through the multimodal genre in todays social media world. Using pop culture, Humans of New York became a household name for expressing some difficult material happening in todays society. HONY became popular because the use of online sources to spark a conversation about issues in the world, has increased as well as the use of ethos and pathos in a post. Nearly eight to ten Americans are on Facebook (Greenwood), the possibly of people seeing these social issues online is increasing tremendously. The use for technology is rise as well as the human connection through the internet. Being able to connect to across the other side

“A Modest Proposal” by Jonathan Swift, and “Top of the Food Chain” by T. Coraghessan Boyle, both are short stories that explore the concept of satire. Satire can be defined as a kind of writing that ridicules human weakness, vice, of folly in order to bring about social reform. It is a kind of writing to bring about change to society. Even though both are short stories, they easily get the faults of society across to its readers.

Vonnegut as an author made his name by criticizing and satirizing the aspects of society he thought were harmful. Part of the reason Vonnegut is so effectively able to make points is because his humor makes them very engaging to read. In addition, his satire makes points much more clearly than a simple diatribe against society would be able to accomplish. Kurt Vonnegut uses satire, humor, and irony to discuss society and philosophy as can be seen in Cat’s Cradle and in Slaughterhouse-Five, especially when delving into topics such as religion, war, and society. Vonnegut attacks much of what he finds harmful about religion through satire.

Freedom of speech is one of the most important rights that an American possesses. Satire should not be censored until it crosses the line into hate speech. Hate speech is aggressive and negative language directed towards a group of people due to something such as race, religion, or culture. Kuruvilla details recent issues with hate speech by writing, “recent prosecutions include a white supremacist convicted of sending a threatening anti-Semitic tweet to a lawmaker.” Hate speech, unfortunately, is not a rare occurrence. It is seen on social media, such as Twitter, and anti-Islamic hate in particular has become a recent issue. It is important to understand where satire ends and where hateful speech begins.

I hope your second week of WR 121 is going well. I also found the kidnapping scenario interesting because it helped me put in perspective how genre affects our writing. The example you used in your third paragraph is quite interesting as well, i never thought about how everything can be a genre. I wonder if genre is so complex, is their limits to what can’t be considered a genre?

In Cat's Cradle Kurt Vonnegut uses Satire to show human ignorance through sarcasm and humor. Vonnegut is able to illustrate the characters in a way that exaggerates their weaknesses to explain their feelings towards anything in life. Vonnegut uses different characters to bring out these points. He satirizes Felix Hoenikker, the father of the atomic bomb, to explain the evils of science and technology. The author uses Angela to show man’s needs for love and the author also uses Hazel Crosby to show how people place themselves with different groups and people to give them a sense of security.

To mock us in a satire way that we are the same way. What Klosteman is attempting to accomplish is that we are all the same, no one wants to stick out from a group of people. We never necessarily realize what we do, when we are doing it. If we don't take control of what we are actually doing, we might just end up like zombies.

The title will mislead the audience because to most people Facebook is the foremost social media website in the world. It can’t be possible for it to be causing a decline in human interaction. The artwork shows a man using the Facebook logo as a periscope. The man is inside an enclosure peeking out at the world through Facebook. Pawel uses his satire style and metaphors again to show how people isolate themselves behind screens. People are becoming more socially awkward because of all the mobile devices. Few people have the skill of being able to talk face to face. People find it scary or awkward; it’s much easier to just hide behind a screen. Social media is one of the biggest influence in this growing cultural issue. It seems like everyone has it and post every moment of their life so there is really no reason to communicate. People can just sit at home and know what everyone is doing without even having a conversation with them. It’s kind of scary when you think about it. These pieces go to show that Pawel really knows how to tell a story with a simple painting. The simplicity of his works often elicits a smile or even a laugh, but after further inspection a deeper meaning begins to grow in the mind. His artwork tells a story that many people know all too well, but just haven’t been forced to come to terms with

During the Age of Enlightenment, people began believing in and relying upon rational thought instead of religious dogma to explain the world. This newfound emphasis on rationality promoted a breadth of freedom in speech that was previously unknown, a fact which was utilized by philosophers such as John Locke, Rousseau, and Sir Isaac Newton. In addition, the Age of Enlightenment produced famous writers who didn’t agree with the irrational politics and old traditions of their respective countries, and instead relied upon wit and satire to expose the corruption and poor human condition existing around them. These Enlightenment writers use irony in their satires to get their interpretations regarding the human condition across.

In history it seems that some value of materialistic items can control a person’s life; in the present, the same controlling is happening. William Hogarth backed up this theory by painting A Rakes Progress, which illustrates the life of Tom Rakewell in the 18th century. Through Hogarth’s paintings, he releases his thoughts and uses his work to speak to society. The theme of the gain and loss of money, drinking, prostitutes, and gambling is represented for the 18th century by William Hogarth’s painting.

The artwork of William Hogarth is influenced greatly by social factors and the culture of eighteenth century England. In many of his works, Hogarth satirizes English society, rich and poor alike. His paintings and engravings depict the society of which he lived, with the costumes and ways of life of the times all shown in his work. Much of the time he is being satirical, exaggerating some of the faults of the people, other times he is being bitingly realistic in his views. It seems no-one is safe from his caricatures, from the lords and ladies, to slaves, servants, prostitutes, criminals and the poor.

Satire has many definitions, but according to Merriam Webster satire can be defined as “A literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn” (Webster). This definition is likely used by many authors who exercise the application of satire. Satire has been in literature since ancient times; it is derived from the Latin satura, meaning "dish of mixed fruits," (Weisgerber). Many satirists have shared a common aim: to expose foolishness in all its guises — vanity, hypocrisy, formalism, reverence, and the intolerance toward those who hold different opinions from oneself (Moyers). As previously mentioned, the term satire was originally derived from satura, defined by Quintilian, a roman

Obtained by the outcomes from corrective action, the genre of satire advocates for the preservation of moral principles, the need to reform, and the attempt to instigate change. Satire has become a powerful art form intended to improve humanity by pointing out the deficiencies in certain human behaviors and the corruptions of modern society. Satire also has the competence to protect its creator from accountability for criticism, because it is covertly implied rather than openly stated; thus, it becomes a powerful tool for people in repressive political and social periods. With its intentions to ridicule those vices, satire has progressively made its way into literature, television, the internet, comics and cartoons. Modern satire as portrayed in the cartoon South Park has transformed into a powerful satirical work, in which four young boys propose to expose the ugly truth, meanwhile the adults render to the senselessness of society. Alternatively, Swift effectively uses each experience in Gulliver’s Travels to satirize a vast of issues which were once significantly influential in the seventeenth and eighteenth century England, including government, human pride, religion, and philosophy. Modern society struggles to obtain the good of civilization which is constantly being threatened by man's immorality, causing satirist to unmask those vices for the society’s good. While knowledge is constantly ridiculed, satire is the hindrance of immoral issues, attempting to condemn the