Horatian Satire In Beauty And The Beast

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In 2008 the first woman was awarded the position of Speaker of the House, and Hillary Clinton ran for president. While Hillary had widespread support leading people to believe that the two different genders had reached equality, there were several that doubted whether or not a woman has what it takes to be a president. The women that came into power that was generally held by men, needed to perform a balancing act. This balancing act was between the characteristics of women and projecting the masculine strength and leadership needed to hold their position (Jenen 14). This problem in society has been continuing on for a long time. In the 1970’s women had no standing in academia. That women were no use to the department they were studying and …show more content…

Gaston starts talking about which girl he will decide on to marry. That he has set his eyes on the inventor’s daughter, Belle. That since she was the utmost beautiful one in the town, that made her the best. From the first moment he saw her, he thought that she was gorgeous (Ashman). This example is of horatian satire using the device overstatement. It is horatian because it is making fun of Gaston and his friend, Lafue. That they truly believe that beauty defines the girl. The device used is overstatement not because of the description of Belle’s beauty, but because she is the most beautiful, she is the best out of all the other girls in the town. This is still shown today when men take trophy wives. Because all they are there for, is to impress the friends of the husband. Her only job is to appear …show more content…

This example is shown when the main character Kara Zor-El is fighting against a criminal alien that escaped the phantom zone when she did years earlier. The leader of an organization which is a part of the government put in place to protect civilians against the knowledge of life on other planets. He doubted Kara’s ability to fight and defeat the alien because she is a female and he is a male. Kara’s sister who is also a part of the government organization, made the comment to her bosses that just because she is a girl does not mean that she cannot beat the alien (Pilot). This example of satire is juvenalian using sarcasm and mockery. The satire’s tone is juvenalian for the reason of the harshness and the direct attack against the subject of the satire. Sarcasm is used as the sister makes the comment to her boss for she is attacking his folly in believing that girls are so weak they do not stand a chance in a fight. Mockery is used in the entire situation to come across that women are weak. Women are not always as strong as men, but can win a fight not just with strength but also with

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