Analysis Of Satire
Satire uses several literary devices, such as exaggeration, invective, parody and irony to ridicule and criticize people’s stupidity, folly and/or vice, particularly in the context of politics and other topical issues. Satire aims to change people’s views.
Good morning/afternoon 10A and Ms Lewis, today I will be analysing an example of satire, which is a political cartoon. This political cartoon, from 2006, criticises the Liberal party’s policies on the very controversial issue of the arrival of refugees and asylum seeker by boat.
The purpose of this text is to persuade the Australian society to view the Liberals’ refugee policies and ideologies in a negative way.
This political cartoon portrays a row boat arriving at an Australian shore …show more content…
In this cartoon the Indigenous Australians are portrayed as the authoritative and powerful group, enhanced by their stance and show of solidarity, while John Howard and his colleagues represent the refugees attempting to settle into Australia. This helps the intended audience to view John Howard as weak and form negative thoughts on the Liberal party’s refugee policies.
Both these features helps the cartoonist to capture the attention of the targeted audience by ridiculing the attitudes and ideology of the Liberal party in a humorous way.
The intended audience of this satirical text is the Australian society. This text appeals to the targeted audience, as it shows what would have happened if the Indigenous Australians had adopted a similar policy to the Liberal Party.
The satirical cartoon provokes an emotive response and serves to encourage the reader to rethink and question the Liberal’s ideologies and policies. To help provoke such as response, the cartoonist, underlines ‘inhumane’, to emphasis the unfairness and injustice of the Liberal Party’s policies.
In conclusion, this political cartoon is very effective in persuading the Australian society in general to oppose the Liberal Party’s policies on refugees. The use of satirical devices such as parody and reversal serve to position the audience in such a way that negative thoughts are formed. Thank-you for
Good morning/afternoon 10A and Ms Lewis, today I will be analysing an example of satire, which is a political cartoon. This political cartoon, from 2006, criticises the Liberal party’s policies on the very controversial issue of the arrival of refugees and asylum seeker by boat.
The purpose of this text is to persuade the Australian society to view the Liberals’ refugee policies and ideologies in a negative way.
This political cartoon portrays a row boat arriving at an Australian shore …show more content…
In this cartoon the Indigenous Australians are portrayed as the authoritative and powerful group, enhanced by their stance and show of solidarity, while John Howard and his colleagues represent the refugees attempting to settle into Australia. This helps the intended audience to view John Howard as weak and form negative thoughts on the Liberal party’s refugee policies.
Both these features helps the cartoonist to capture the attention of the targeted audience by ridiculing the attitudes and ideology of the Liberal party in a humorous way.
The intended audience of this satirical text is the Australian society. This text appeals to the targeted audience, as it shows what would have happened if the Indigenous Australians had adopted a similar policy to the Liberal Party.
The satirical cartoon provokes an emotive response and serves to encourage the reader to rethink and question the Liberal’s ideologies and policies. To help provoke such as response, the cartoonist, underlines ‘inhumane’, to emphasis the unfairness and injustice of the Liberal Party’s policies.
In conclusion, this political cartoon is very effective in persuading the Australian society in general to oppose the Liberal Party’s policies on refugees. The use of satirical devices such as parody and reversal serve to position the audience in such a way that negative thoughts are formed. Thank-you for