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After watching several videos that use satire in order to support their purpose, I believe satire can work as a very effective way to engage audiences. In the video that depicts pageant queens from different states, the purpose was to illustrate a very common stereotype among them that defines pageant queens as less intelligent, and ignorant to the more important issues in the world. The satire in the video makes it obvious that the video is using humor in order to achieve a greater purpose. In addition, in the article “I Want a Wife” by Judy Brady, the author uses reversal when she writes in the point of view of a man in order to emphasize her point on the endless expectations that men have on women within a marriage. The satire Brady uses within the article makes it more approachable by men and helps to stray away from directly calling out men by using a different method to depict the unfair treatment that women receive by men. Although satire can be very effective in achieving it...

The Great Gatsby represents a time period of when people valued money and having material goods. Having more things and striving for money was one of the biggest motives for people during the Roaring Twenties which is the primary setting of Fitzgerald’s novel. I really enjoyed reading The Great Gatsby because of the different/darker side of the American Dream that Fitzgerald portrayed through the characters. For example, Daisy, who had money and wealth which was considered the American Dream, was still unhappy with her life because she chose a path that provided her with stability instead of love. Her choice represents greed that the people in the novel were always comprised of. The characters were never satisfied with what they had, and instead always wanted more which illustrates the materialistic idea of the American Dream. In addition, Gatsby is another character who demonstrates a different aspect of the American Dream as well. Gatsby is different in a way from the other becau...