Satire!
Sa#re:• TheuseofHUMORandWITwithacri#cala<tude,sarcasm,orridiculeintendedtoexposeordenouncethefaultsofmankind’sac#vi#esandins#tu#ons.
• Vices,follies,abuses,andshortcomingsarehelduptoridicule,ideallywiththeintentofshamingindividuals,andsocietyitself,intoimprovement.
• Althoughsa#reisusuallymeanttobefunny,itsgreaterpurposeisconstruc#vesocialcri#cism,usingwitasaweapon.
• Commondevices:irony,sarcasm,parody,exaggera#on,juxtaposi#on,comparison,andanalogy.
WatchthisclipfromSNLandwewillanalyzeitasaclass
• hOp://www.hulu.com/watch/34465/saturday‐night‐live‐palin‐‐hillary‐open
Ques#onstoponder:• Q:Whatins#tu#onorac#vityisbeingcri#quedinthisvideo?• Q:HowdoesSNLmaketheirpointeffec#vely?• Q:Howdoeshumorplayintosa#re?(Entertainmentvalue?)• Q:Whichofthe“commondevices”arebeingusedinthevideo?• Q:Whatisthedeepermeaningofthissa#re,beyondthefunand
gamesofmakingfunofSarah/Hillary.WhatdoesthisvideosayaboutAmericanpoli#csandtheAmericanpublic?
Poli#calCartoons• Whileviewingthefollowingpoli#calcartoons,thinkabouttheseques#ons:Q:Whatins#tu#onorac#vityisbeingcri#qued?Q:Howdoesthecartoonmaketheintendedpoint?Q:Howdoeshumorplayintosa#re?(Entertainmentvalue?)Q:Whichofthe“commondevices”arebeingusedinthevideo?Q:Whatisthedeepermeaningofthissa#re,beyondthefunandgamesofmakingfunofsomething?Q:WhatdoesthiscartoonsayaboutAmericanpoli#csand/ortheAmericanpublicand/oranAmericanins#tu#on?
• Veep:fromV.P.(abbrevia#onforVicePresident).FirstKnownUse:1949
• NRA:Na#onalRiffleAssocia#on,Conserva#veorganiza#on
TweedledeeandTweedledum:FromLewisCarroll’sThroughtheLooking‐GlassandWhatAliceSawThere
Jumping,wobbling,smilingmenacingly…Finisheachother’ssentences.
ADUNCEisdefinedasapersonincapableoflearning…
Dobby?
WhyisGWBushdrawnthatway?
WatchthisclipfromJibJabandanalyzeitwithapartner
• hOp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adc3MSS5Ydc&feature=channel
Individualanalysis:HuckFinn
• LookatthewayMarkTwainpaintsreligioninHuckFinn.
• Inwhatwaysishesa#rizingtheins#tu#onofreligion,thosewhofollowthosereligiousprac#ces,andthesocietythatupholdsthereligion?
• Usespecificexamplesfromthetextinyouranalysis!
• Youmustanalyzeatleastfourexamplesthatmeetthecriteriaofsa#re.