Final Essay There is more than one way to get a point across in the movies. Movies based on actual events‚ movies made using actual facts but not always about true events‚ documentary films and those films that use humor or satire to get their point across. I think the three films that I chose fall into the last category. The first film (released in 1953) is Stalag 17‚ a film about American prisoners of war being held in a German prison camp. This film seems to follow
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West Side Story The drama/musical‚ which parodies the story of Romeo & Juliet‚ takes place in a city of New York‚ probably in the early 50’s late 40’s. It is a tale of two rival gangs‚ which despises the other in a vicious circle of hate. Riff leader of the Jets; a group mainly of Polish origin and the Sharks of Spanish origin with their leader Bernardo. It seems as though the two rivals have been at their quarrels since before the story took place. Through mysterious fate the neutral one’s
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In "Happy Endings"‚ Margaret Atwood uses satire to mock the idea that happy endings actually exist. Atwood is trying to prove the point that the ending will always be the same‚ therefore it is not important. What is important is the quest to reach the end. That reason being because no matter how a person pursues their journey to the end (rich‚ poor‚ mansion home‚ trailer home) it will never change. Atwood tells the reader not to focus on the “who” and “what”‚ but to focus on the “how” and “why” (259)
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impoverished Irish should sell their children as food to the rich in order to help ease their economic misfortunes. As enticing as cannibalism sounds‚ Swift hardly wished for the slaughter of thousands of one-year-old babies. Swift’s somewhat brutal satire was created to display the blasé character of society in order to provoke a change in the way people passively sat by as the poor suffered. His piece of work brought the insensitive attitudes towards the poor to light by relaying the ridiculousness
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his exceptional eagerness to learn. The directors of the experiment‚ Dr. Strauss and Professor Nemur‚ ask Charlie to keep a journal. The entire narrative of Flowers for Algernon is composed of the “progress reports” that Charlie writes. This story made me think greatly about how technology has become a huge part of society‚ the constant want that humans have to become more and more superior and the further growing un acceptance of the‚ ‘different’ people in society. There is huge conflict between
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A satire is something that explores a serious social issue‚ it is made in a humorous way‚ and it is used to make a point. The SNL skit is a satire because it makes fun of the Pepsi commercial. The SNL skit is not actually a commercial itself but it a parody of what could have happened behind the scenes. It shows actors and other employees getting ready to shoot the commercial. The director then gets a call and while he’s on the call he explains what his commercial is about. He thinks the commercial
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Many times in literature characters follow a common flow with society. In the story A Man For All Seasons by Robert Bolt‚ the Common Man is a conformist who highlights many important roles of society in England during the fifteenth century. The Common man appears throughout the play as: Sir Thomas More’s steward named Matthew‚ a boatman‚ a publican‚ a jailer‚ a jury foreman‚ and a headsman who decapitates Sir Thomas More. The significance of the Common Man lies in his role in representing society
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Plainly speaking‚ satire is by far one of my personal favorite genres of a play or production. Satire is defined as‚ “the use of humor‚ irony‚ exaggeration‚ or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices‚ particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.” Shakespeare was one of the best writers when it came to using satire in his plays. For example‚ Romeo and Juliet contains several satirical jokes and references at the romantic culture of Elizabethan
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demonstrates the difficulties faced on the front line of World War I and the hardships of returning home to a broken country. The immense struggles displayed throughout the novel convey a protest theme‚ which is exemplified through the use of satire. This satire is used to illustrate the senselessness of war and the distress it can bring to a country. Once the young men of a country get pushed off to war many hardships follow in the homeland. Everyone in this novel was affected by war in the same
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In the following paragraphs I would like to write short articles about sarcasm‚ Irony‚ and Satire expression that be used in our society. These expression have seen in different views among different people in the society. Sarcasm‚ irony and satire looks similar‚ but they have different meaning in usage. Sarcasm is the use of witty or sharp language in order to mock or convey message. The word or phrase used has opposite meaning what someone want to say in order to insult someone or upset others
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