humor- David chen

In the importance of being earnest, the humor i thought to be the most entertaining was definitely the satire. I have always enjoyed a good ole joke at society and this story does not fail to satisfy. From gender roles to morals, the book pokes at the beliefs of society from that time and sort of pits it against the modern perception of today. A notable reference in the book is when the female characters, cecily and gwendolyn, openly acknowledge how men are "infinitely" better than them and they could only aspire to be like them. This as many can tell is an evident example of satire in the case of the current dominant belief that everyone is equal, but what makes it funny is the confidence that oozes out while saying this. Barely anyone in this day in age would be caught saying something as offensive as that but during the time that this story portrays this could be a very commonplace ideal. The best example of modern satire I've seen would either be South Park or internet forums. I've watched a good deal of television and browsed more of the internet than most, and in conclusion these two sources do a very good job of actively keeping up with current news, exploiting their weak points, and making fun of them at their expense. In addition to this, Adam sandler is the worst human being on earth and should be eradicated from all movies because he doesn't produce anything intelligent and only raises the pitch of his voice, sells out to companies in his movies, and uses sub par acting to rake in 1/4 of the net movie profits, which is revolting by all means.