Satire
The genre of writing known as “satire” encorporates elements of the human experience that verify human existencein a way that vindicates the vivacity of life as experienced through the senses. Readers or audience members, depending upon the medium through which the satire unfolds, often connect on a personal level, expressing through comedy the common man’s frustrations with society, politics, and human interactions, i.e. the status quo. Satire is one of the most popular forms of comedic entertainment because almost everybody can relate to it. Borat is considered satire because it reveals deep social problems in our world in a very candid and lucid way. It is funny because it examines situations that are either true or seem true. I enjoy satire because it ridicules common themes of life. Shows like Family Guy and South Park are hilarious because they make fun of themes in daily life. My personal favorite is Family Guy.
December 7th, 2006 at 7:52 pm
Mel I really like your response. I agree with you when you say that it is a way for the common man to express his frustrations with “society, politics and human interactions.” I also like watching satires because they make me laugh when i actually see how our lives can be made to look so stupid. I think that you make some really strong points.
December 11th, 2006 at 7:27 pm
You certainly incorporated plenty of big words in there, and all of them I agree with. Satire points out what is so incredibly wrong with society, and makes it apparant to the citizens of the world. Satire (as well as money) helps to change the things that are wrong with society by showing people what is wrong and forcing people to fix it. Satire is a wonderful form of literature because teachers love to read it and so do students.