Essays about: "Social Satire"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 19 essays containing the words Social Satire.

  1. 11. Laughing Knives : Satire in the English Classroom

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Niclas Forsberg; [2016]
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    Abstract : The aim of this study is to promote the use of satirical content in the English classroom.This study provides an analysis of three interviews with English teachers in the upper secondary school. The analysis compares earlier research with the findings from the interviews. READ MORE

  3. 12. Characterization in Social Satire : A comparative analysis of the heroines Elizabeth Bennet in Jane Austenʼs Pride and Prejudice, and Becky Sharp in William Makepeace Thackerayʼs Vanity Fair

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

    Author : Elin Berggren; [2016]
    Keywords : Austen; Thackeray; Elizabeth Bennet; Becky Sharp; Characterization; Social Satire; Gender; Austen; Thackeray; Elizabeth Bennet; Becky Sharp; Karaktärisering; Samhällssatir; Genus;

    Abstract : This essay presents a comparative analysis of the characterizations of the female protagonists Elizabeth Bennet in Jane Austen̕ s Pride and Prejudice (1813), and Becky Sharp in William Makepeace Thackeray̕ s Vanity Fair (1847-1848). The analysis is conducted from a gender perspective, and with the use of feminist criticism. READ MORE

  4. 13. Comedy Gold : How Humour is Used as Social Criticism in Terry Pratchett’s Making Money

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

    Author : Robin Kjellberg; [2014]
    Keywords : Satire; Pratchett; Making Money; Social Criticism;

    Abstract : Abstract Pratchett‟s absence from being mentioned in the same breath as great satirists such as Swift, Chaucer or Dryden to mention a few, could be because Pratchett‟s choice of genre is fantasy which is, by many, considered a „lesser‟ genre. One can wonder though in what ways the imagined nations and peoples of the Discworld series differ from some of the encounters made by Gulliver in Swift‟s Gulliver’s Travels. READ MORE

  5. 14. Understanding Satire with The Simpsons : A qualitative study on providing information and knowledge through animated television

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Avdelningen för medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Niklas Lundborg; Carl-Filip Florberger; [2014]
    Keywords : Satire; The Simpsons; Entertainment; Information; Animation; Satir; The Simpsons; Underhållning; Information; Animation;

    Abstract : Satire is a form of humor used to criticize society and ridicule those who govern through irony, exaggeration and humor. What separates satire from other forms of social and political protest is that it uses humor to change human behavior. READ MORE

  6. 15. Germanic and French adjectives in The Canterbury Tales How are etymologically different adjectives used in the General Prologue of the Canterbury Tales?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Sanne Eriksson; [2013-04-09]
    Keywords : French; Germanic; adjectives; etymology; General Prologue; The Canterbury Tales;

    Abstract : The aim of this paper is to investigate how etymologically different adjectives are used in the General Prologue of "The Canterbury Tales". Are etymologically French adjectives used for people of higher society and are therefore the Germanic ones reserved for the people of a lower social class? In Order to find out, "The Canterbury Tales" was read in its original 14th century language and the adjectives were taken out and investigated. READ MORE