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    Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales” is a satirical comedy about corruption in the Church during the 14th century. During the time period in which the Canterbury Tales was written the Church was extremely prevalent in almost all aspects of a person’s life and was prone to corruption. Christianity was not only the primary religion of Europe‚ but it was also one of the primary authorities as well. However‚ after the Black Death‚ many Europeans became more skeptical of the authority of the church. This

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    The success of a satire is often measured by how well it "awakens thoughtful laughter." Based on this statement‚ Jonathan Swift’s novel‚ Gulliver’s Travels‚ is very successful as a satire because at a very superficial level‚ it is quite amusing with its tales of dwarfs and giants; however‚ when considering the time period in which this book was written and the historical problems of this era‚ the reader finds himself laughing on another level‚ realizing the satirizing of the government and humanity

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    the eminent return home? The article‚ “The Boomerang Effect” by Marni Jackson‚ discusses how the baby boom generation has affected their children. The Boomerang Effect is an adaption from the novel “Home Free: The Myth of the Empty Nest” by Thomas Allen. The narrative is about an apprehensive mother and her twenty-something audacious son who complicates matters by dropping out of school to travel the world‚ followed by returning home once again. The article discusses this “twenty-year-old son dropping

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    Blazing Satire Blazing Saddles‚ a Mel Brooks film‚ is a perfect example of satire. The main object of the movie is to make fun of the western genre of films. Mel Brooks is notorious for his satires of many different films and film genres‚ and Blazing Saddles follows true to form as‚ in some opinions‚ one of the funniest films made. Many of the film’s ideas and problems are common in most westerns‚ although Mel Brooks has added a twist. In addition‚ the movie pokes fun at a more modern theme

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    willing to use foul language‚ and makes all these other series seem incredibly tame and politically correct to say the least. But while they make a much more raw show‚ it house some incredibly smart material. Their use of social‚ cultural‚ and political satire are like none other and no one is safe from Matt and Trey’s sharp criticism. It is truly a sight to behold each week as Matt and Trey rip to shreds topics that are generally taboo to talk about in usual conversation such as religion‚ politics‚ and

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    Module C: Satire Part A: Discussion Essay: “While the satirist makes us laugh‚ the main objective of the satirist is to cause us‚ by the use of various techniques‚ to reflect on ourselves as humans. In reflecting upon ourselves we learn important lessons about people‚ about issues confronting society and about life in general.” Question: In an essay of about 1800-2000 words‚ demonstrate the truth of this quotation by referring to George Orwell’s Animal Farm and two related texts of your

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    The romance begins with the Wife of Bath mocking friars‚ claiming that they are too dishonest; this satire serves as an act of vengeance because the Friar has previously interrupted her prologue. The Wife’s satire of friars manifests to Chaucer’s readers that the woman hates to be controlled by others (in the second interruption of the prologue‚ the Friar attempts to terminate the extensive and rambling monologue of the Wife‚ first to the queen and her court‚ and finally to the

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    A Modest Proposal: Satire at Its Best Jonathan Swift’s 1729 essay‚ A Modest Proposal‚ was a true example of satire at its best. Many readers at the time rejected the essay because they failed to understand the irony. It is presently one of the most well known works of satire and is a classic example of the technique most commonly used today. The entire essay from the title down to the last sentence were meant to be taken ironically‚ which is a rare form‚ but very effective when trying getting

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    George Orwell’s Animal Farm is a satire which mocks religion‚ Russia’s Communist government and ridicules the unchallenged conformity of society. Through the tale of the animals of Animal Farm‚ Orwell portrays how‚ much like people‚ the unintelligent workers on the farm are easily persuaded to support the theory of Animalism. The unlawful acts of Napoleon and the other pigs are meant to relay that pigs and humans are very much alike. However‚ the acts of the pigs symbolize other matters. Moses

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    Ataliah Landsman Ms. Barron Advanced World Literature and Composition February 6‚ 2013 Voltaire Use of Satire In Candide Voltaire portrays an image of human suffering and cruelty in our world. He criticizes the philosopher Gottfried Leibniz’s optimism theory in the novel Candide. Candide was written by Voltaire and translated by John Butt in 1950. “Each particular contingent fact in the world has an explanation” (“God in Leibniz’s Theory” 1). In the novel‚ Candide’s teacher Pangloss believes

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