Chaucer's Use Of Satire In The Onion By Hillary Clinton

Satirical Reality

The human race is forever going to be imperfect by nature; the entire population makes mistakes of different types and category. Everyone has denounced someone for a mistake of some kind, the use of satire makes it more enjoyable. When someone uses sarcasm, irony, or exaggeration those in combination are a form of satire. People have used satire for decades to mock problems in the world. Things to look for while identifying satire are irony, sarcasm, and exaggeration with a pinch of humor. For many years, people have been using satire to bring issues to the attention of the public. From the criticism of character in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, to the mocking of Hillary Clinton’s illegal maneuver to delete her classified

“The Onion” writes these tips to amuse the reader in a humorous bash on college application requirements. By doing so, they also bring to the attention of the reader that the college requirements are too invading and demanding. For example, when “The Onion” wrote the tip, “Most college applications do not specify whether a stool sample is mandatory, so it’s best to call each school’s admissions office and ask,” they’re implying that the schools demand too much personal information(“The Onion’s Tips for Applying to College”). The mockery embedded in this quote is pointed towards the unnecessary detail required in the application process. Within the article,”The Onion” suggests the outlandish idea that it would be okay to misspell the name of the school and lie about the things you have done in your life, all just for a good laugh. “The Onion” also suggests that you should, “Show that you have a sense of humor by misspelling the name of the school and lying about your accomplishments.” This quote is sarcastically saying you should disrespect the school you want to go to and then on top of that lie about what you have accomplished. Using horational satire “The Onion” reinforces the fact that if your last name is boring the colleges will not even look at your application. They said that, “boring last names will put your

In his satirical article, “I Would Have Been Considered Very Attractive in the Middle Ages” he expresses his opinion on the matter. During the article Lyle Humes explains that he is not a very attractive guy according to today's standards, but back in the Middle Ages he would have been considered a fairly attractive male. Within the article he explains that, “I, even in my present state, would have been quite the catch eight or nine centuries ago. Shouldn't that count for something?” (Lyle Humes). Lyle Humes expresses his personal feeling on the matter of how people are viewed as attractive and how people were once viewed as an attractive. He talks about how he has features and qualities that in today's world would be considered disgusting and vulgar, but back in the 1300s, he would have one of the more attractive people compared to the hygiene of the Middle Ages. The situational irony of the article is displayed through the fact that back in the 11-century a lot of people had been infected with STDs and other such diseases, so the fact that he himself obtained a couple of diseases that would not have been a big deal. Humes explains his thoughts by saying, “And it's true, I have syphilis, as well, but who didn't back then... For 1,000 years ago, I'm in my prime!”(Lyle Humes). In today's day in age if you have syphilis, god forbid, you are automatically singled out as a pariah, but him saying