1. The Beauty of satire
English IV - Ms. Dott

2. A satirical piece of fiction, not scientific prophecy

3. POLITICAL SATIRE, NOT a HOW-TO BOOK ON TOTALITARIANISM

4. Satire:
A piece of literature designed to ridicule the subject of the work.
While satire can be funny, its aim is not to amuse, but to arouse contempt.
Ridicule, irony, exaggeration, and several other techniques are almost always present.

5. Satire is created by using:
Humor
Irony – What are the 3 kinds?
Exaggeration
Ridicule

6. “Reading Brave New World elicits the same disturbing feelings in the reader which the society it depicts has vanquished.”
What does this mean?

7. Huxley exploits anxieties about Soviet Communism and American capitalism.
The price of universal happiness will be the sacrifice of honored shibboleths of our culture: “motherhood,” “home,” “family,” “freedom,” even “love.”

8. Brave New World, just like 1984, is centered around control and manipulation
He instills the fear that a future world state may rob us of the right to be unhappy.

9. propaganda, censorship, conformity,
This novel is more applicable today than it was in This is a time of:
propaganda, censorship, conformity,
genetic engineering, social conditioning, and mindless entertainment
This was what Huxley saw in our future. His book is a warning!!

10. Do we have a modern soma?
Consider the number of ads for prescription drugs which are permitted only in the United States and New Zealand
Doctors and consumer advocates believe these ads drive up health-care costs and seduce millions into asking their MDs for drugs they don’t need for diseases they had never before heard of, like restless leg syndrome

11. Whatever is wrong,
there’s a drug for you,
or so TV ads say

12. Catching patients’ eyes
Lipitor: Dr. Robert Jarvik, inventor of the artificial heart, rowing on a beautiful lake
Lamisil: ugly yellow creatures tucking themselves under your toenails
Lunesta: a luna moth

13. Nearly 1/3 of that TV ad money was for what type of medication?
In 2005, drug companies spent more than $4 billion on what is termed direct-to-consumer advertising, according to the Government Accountability Office.
That’s about 1/7 of the amount the companies spent on research and development
Nearly 1/3 of that TV ad money was for what type of medication?
Sleep aids

14. Gauging ads’ impact
78 percent of MDs said patients asked them to prescribe drugs they had seen on TV
Patients most often asked for advertised drugs for acid reflux, impotence, allergies and insomnia, the mainstay of TV ad lineups
Source: Consumer Reports survey of doctors on direct-to-consumer advertising

15. Let’s think about it…
Were Huxley and orwell correct? Did/does society need a warning? Why or why not?
Were their satirical novels effective? Why or why not?

16. Let’s Practice…what’s being satirized?

18. President Bush
What’s being satirized, and what are the techniques being used?

19. Apple- Think Different(ly)
What is being satirized?

20. Jimmy Fallon and Justin timberlake at their best…
What is being satirized?