Satire Essay Examples

The Vichy regime from 1940 to 1944 evoked three principal reactions from France: either the French viewed it as a necessary and noble political situation, viewed it as a betrayal of democratic and national principles, or considered it a means of combating the spread of communism. Many people in France proclaimed the Vichy regime to…

Detroit in the future is ravaged by street crime, and ran by a massive multi-million dollar company. The company has developed a huge crime-fighting robot, which unfortunately develops a murder glitch in the system. The company sees a way to get back in favour with the public when a newly transferred police officer Alex James…

The importance of being earnest is a play that first performed on February 14th 1895. The play was written by Oscar wilde. The play is very comedic and in my opinion a satire comedy. Because of its high farce and witty dialogue, its helped it to become one of the most popular enduring plays. The…

Family Guy is an animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane. The show is centered around this family, the Griffins, who lives in the city of Quahog. The family consists of parents, Peter and Lois, and their children, Meg, Chris, and Stewie. In addition to their family, the Griffins have a talking dog named Brian. Although…

The play The Lieutenant of Inishmore, by Martin McDonagh, is pervaded with satirical subject matter. Fueled by pacifist rage this play can be described as a violent play that is anti-violence by using farcical and grotesque elements to expose the darker side of human nature and the political unrest in Northern Ireland. This play intentionally…

Jason GaroutteDecember 3, 1996English / Mr. LuntWhy Are the Homeless Homeless?There are many homeless people out on the streets of the large cities inthis great nation. When unemployment still hasnt gotten near zero and newjobs are being created every day, people are starting to ask why there arestill homeless people in the alleys and on…

Don Quijote was a tall, skinny wanna-be who found himself morally obligated to involve himself in other peoples business for the sole purpose of acting as a proper knight errant would. Although he believes that his battles help solve situations (though the results is usually the opposite), what it comes down to is that he…

od Bless You Mr. RosewaterEffective Satire in God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater Satire is a technique used in literature to criticize the faults of society. An excellent examle of contemporary satire is Kurt Vonnegut’s novel God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater. The author tells the life of Eliot Rosewater, a young and affluent man troubled by…

The book Animal Farm, is a political satire of a totalitarian society ruled by a mighty dictatorship, in all probability an allegory for the events surrounding the Russian Revolution. The animals of “Manor Farm” overthrow their human master (Mr. Jones) after a long history of mistreatment. Little by little, the pigs become dominant, gaining more…

NUKE THE BASTARDS!A SATIREThe decision to drop the atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was perhaps the greatest American achievement since the defeat of the Native Americans and their containment in reservations. Not only did it swiftly end the war but it showed the Russians who held the upper hand. It…