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Definition of Satire
Satire is the use of humor, irony, sarcasm, or ridicule to criticize something or someone. Public figures, such as politicians, are often the subject of satire, but satirists can take... read full definition
Satire is the use of humor, irony, sarcasm, or ridicule to criticize something or someone. Public figures, such as politicians, are often the subject of... read full definition
Satire is the use of humor, irony, sarcasm, or ridicule to criticize something or someone. Public figures, such as politicians... read full definition
Chapter 5
Explanation and Analysis—Abuse at Lowood:
Jane Eyre is more serious than many satirical novels, but it nonetheless uses satire to critique society's treatment of orphans and poor children. In Chapter 5, the narrator recounts the callous mistreatment of the students at Lowood:
Ravenous, and now very faint, I devoured a spoonful or two of my portion without thinking of its taste; but the first edge of hunger blunted, I perceived I had got in hand a nauseous mess – burnt porridge is almost as bad as rotten potatoes; famine itself soon sickens over it.
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Chapter 6
Explanation and Analysis—Abuse at Lowood:
Jane Eyre is more serious than many satirical novels, but it nonetheless uses satire to critique society's treatment of orphans and poor children. In Chapter 5, the narrator recounts the callous mistreatment of the students at Lowood:
Unlock with LitCharts A+Ravenous, and now very faint, I devoured a spoonful or two of my portion without thinking of its taste; but the first edge of hunger blunted, I perceived I had got in hand a nauseous mess – burnt porridge is almost as bad as rotten potatoes; famine itself soon sickens over it.
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