The American Tradition of Social Satire in South Park Television Series

The American Tradition of Social Satire in South Park Television Series

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The main objective of this work is to show how the authors of the animated series South Park use controversial humor to satirize people, habits, ideologies and mindsets within the American society.Although South Park is made in a cartoon style, it is definitely intended Slippery Elm only for adults.In order to fully appreciate the show and understand all ironic references and satirical jokes, the viewer has to possess the general knowledge of American customs and Motors institutions, as well as be aware of the tradition of satire and American humor.

This work identifies and discusses satirical values in the chosen episodes of the show that relate to controversies around community values, homosexuality and racism.It relates them to three classical types of satire: Menippean, Juvenalian and Horatian.