In a certain language environment, satire is more powerful than positive description。 The function of satire is to ridicule or criticize the bad social practice。 It is the duty of improving human life through exposing their vices。 The function of the satire is not to make people laugh at the people or ideas they make fun of but is to warn the public, and to change their views on corruption and social conditions。 Satire is often used in criticizing and exposing aspects, possessing a sarcastic, humorous and interesting rhetorical effect。 It makes the article full of attraction。 Whether in our literary works or daily life, satire occupied an important position。

2。3 Examples of Satire in Famous Works

    Numerous satiric works emerged in literary circle, such as Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels (1726), a classic children’s adventure story。 The first place of the adventures is the Lilliput。 In author’s narration, the court is the epitome of the British and even Lilliput Royal customs and institutions are also same with the British political situation at that time。 The second part of the book specifically criticized and satirized social aspects in British。 In short, this book uses exaggeration, bring us the criticism and satire of real life。 This is its charm。 Jonathan Swift’s satire is usually covered by an outward gravity and an apparent earnestness which renders his satire more powerful。

Mark Twain, a realist, satirist, novelist and a humorist。 For example, his novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is also a satirical masterpiece。 In Chapter 23 of this book, the author describes the ridiculous and the ugly of Duke and King。 The two tricksters want to deceive money so they set up a stage and say they will show the masses something funny。 The audiences are laughing to death but the King still walking and jumping tiredly。 In fact, audiences are cheated by the superficial descriptions。

In 19th Century, Thackeray is well known for its most incisive social criticism in the British novelist of critical realism。 Charlotte Bronte, who once described Thackeray as “a sharp and ruthless satirist”。 When Thackeray finished the novel Vanity Fair, he is widely recognized as the genius of satire novelist。 Then he established his status in the UK and even the world literature。 Vanity Fair is an excellent satirical work so this paper is devoted to an analysis of the art of satire in Vanity Fair。 来:自[优E尔L论W文W网www.youerw.com +QQ752018766-

    Thackeray was inclined to to render the plot of the story, and describe some details so that the hidden truth can be revealed。 Meanwhile, it can expand the readers’ thinking space and help readers connect the single plot with the development and trend of the whole story in the mind and understand social phenomenon and essence that the specific events expressed。 Therefore, the effect of the art of satire can be maximized in this way。

III。 Satirical Techniques in Vanity Fair

    Vanity Fair is full of satirical techniques, such as constant ironic commentaries, caricatures, satiric ending, satirical themes and satirical expression。 The use of satire art in Vanity Fair is discussed in this Chapter。 Text-analysis method would be adopted to demonstrate five satirical techniques。