Adventures of Huckleberry Finn C H A P TER S 1 6-31
JOURNAL PROMPT How do you go about making important decisions? Do you tend to follow your heart or your head?
Chapters 16-31: Sarcasm, Irony, Parody, & Satire Sarcasm: Praise which is really an insult; sarcasm generally involves spite, the desire to put someone down. Example: You see a junky car, you respond, That rod is hot! or Where can I get a car like that?
In Big Bang Theory, Sheldon doesn t understand sarcasm. Hold up you SARCASM sign when you can identify sarcasm in the clip!
Sheldon is getting better! One more time give him a hand by holding up your signs!
More sarcasm from the scientists Leonard: You convinced me. Maybe tonight we should sneak in and shampoo her carpet. Sheldon: You don t think that crosses the line? Leonard: Yes For goodness sake, Sheldon, do I have to hold up a sarcasm sign every time I open my mouth? Sheldon: You have a sarcasm sign?
Sheldon: Why are you crying? Penny: Because I m stupid! Sheldon: That s no reason to cry. One cries because one is sad. For example, I cry because others are stupid, and that makes me sad.
SATIRE Satire: diminishing or belittling a subject by making it ridiculous. Amusement, contempt, scorn, or anger Uses laughter as it s defense Satire is usually justified by those who practice it as a cure To ridicule the failing rather than the individual
The Simpsons: Satire in the Classroom Record examples of satire in the following video clips on your Satire: Examples & Meanings worksheet.
The Simpsons: Mapple Store
PARODY Imitating another work or style of a particular writer, artist, or genre Deliberate exaggeration for comic relief You can find parodies most common in artistic fields, such as music, paintings, film, etc.
Michael Jackson s Bad
Weird Al Parody
IRONY Verbal Irony When something is said that is the opposite of what is meant. Example: That is a great look on you. Situational Irony When the outcome turns out to be very different from what was expected. Example: You were expecting to get a car for your 16 th birthday, but your parents bought you a bike instead. Dramatic Irony When the audience is aware of what is going on or what might happen or what is being said, but the other characters are NOT aware of it. They don t get it. Example: A woman is getting into her car, and the audience knows there is a man in the back seat waiting for her.
Activity: Isn t it Irony? With the people around you, complete the Isn t It Irony handout. Share responses with the class.
LITERARY ELEMENT: NARRATOR We briefly discussed the role of narrator in Huck Finn last class period. We are now going to take a closer look at what makes a narrator reliable or unreliable and how we respond to an unreliable narrator.
Rating Reliability Work with the people around you. It is not important that you all agree on the reliability of the narrators. What IS important is that you become aware of the criteria you personally use when assessing reliability.
Some possible decisions 1, 4, 5, & 6 are not reliable. 1 jealousness 4 oddness 5 immorality 6 inexperience 2 & 3 are problematic. 2 speaking from his or her own self-interest, but narrator s hard work and his/her hesitance to blame the math teacher make that narrator seem more reasonable. 3 observer of situation, but the facts that he shares seem to support his view of his friend John.
LITERARY ELEMENT: Theme What theme IS NOT: It is not the subject of the story. It is not a hidden meaning that needs to be pulled out of the story. It is not the moral of the story. Moral is a piece of practical advice that can be gained from the novel A theme is more complex than a moral and may have no direct advice
What theme IS: Theme is the meaning released by the work when we take all aspects of the work into consideration. It is an aspect of human experience that the author wishes to express.
Discovering Theme Theme can be discovered only by becoming aware of the relations among the parts of a story and of the relations of the parts to whole. Characters: What kind of people does the story deal with? Plot: What do the characters do? Are they in control of their lives, or are they controlled by fate? Motivation: why do the characters behave as they do, and what motives dominate them? Style: How does the author perceive reality/ Tone: What is the author s attitude towards his subject/ Values: What are the values of the characters in the story? What values does the author seem to promote?
Identifying Theme http://www.values.com/inspirational-stories-tvspots/111-just-say-hi http://www.values.com/inspirational-stories-tvspots/86-track-coach http://www.values.com/inspirational-stories-tvspots/81-spirit-of-america
Your Homework Nothing new! Read Huck Finn! I will gladly accept projects early!