Filed in archive Satires on July 23, 2010

Satire vs Parody

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Two words that people tend to get confused pretty often are satire and parody. Though, the difference between the two words is quite vague there is a difference.

Satire is a subtle way of mocking real world situations through simple words or even presenting an example of a situation without mimicking any actual events. Parody, on the other hand, does mimic actual events. Parody is a way of taking an actual person or occurrence and portraying them in an exaggerated manner that makes them funny. Though, both satire and parody are both intended to make people laugh satire does not depend on any real situation to take place.

Another important thing to note about satire is that it usually has a serious social or political message to convey. It can be used to bring things to light and make people think about real life situations while giving them a laugh at the same time. Parody, however, is simply used to make people laugh. There's no deeper meaning or hidden message; its just comedy.