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Satire In Fahrenheit 451 By Ray Bradbury

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To progress and adapt, change must occur. Satire is expressed through multiple methods and techniques. The two common types of satire are Horatian and Juvenalian. Horatian satire utilizes gentle and light humor to critique, thus enabling the audience to laugh while being exposed to the faults of society. Juvenalian satire is more serious and coarse in its efforts to incite change. These types of satire employ different techniques to achieve their overall purpose. Four common satirical techniques are parody, exaggeration, incongruity, and reversal. Juvenalian satire employs exaggeration in Ray Bradbury’s popular novel Fahrenheit 451. The reader learns that there is a high emphasis on sports and entertainment when Clarissa describes that, “An
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