Of Mice and Men

This week I decided to begin the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. The story takes place in California. The main character George and his companion Lennie are both introduced here. I haven't gotten to reading too much, however I have heard people raving about the book and I can't wait to read it. I'm looking forward to this novel, as it'll be a great read for me! I'll be sure to have a major update on what I've read next week.

Satire activity

          In the cartoon above, you can clearly see the satire introduced. A zombie with a stereotypical state of mind (searching for brains), is roaming the streets, where he passes by two young men. One of the men is wearing a shirt supporting Obama and the Democratic party, whereas the other man is wearing a shirt supporting Romney and the Republican party. He seems to analyze them and continue his search for brains. This was quite amusing because it was indirectly stating that Obama and Romney have no brains. This is an example of Horatian Satire, as it gently pokes fun at politics and ridicules the absurdities of these political figures. This also is evidently situational irony. In most cases, one would expect the zombie to take the brains from the two men, whereas in this case the zombie doesn't, as he suspects the men don't have any brains whatsoever. All in all, I thought this cartoon to be amusing as it poked fun at the intelligence level of both political parties.