Short stories with satire. A short story about Indians in Canada illustrates a man coming to Toronto for the first time and experiencing birds flying into windows. This is the strongest story to showcase the Minnipean satire as well as the flaws of our society. This short story uses Minnipean satire effectively while displaying an ongoing theme. Thomas King uses Minnipean satire to present the story's theme, with the help of three elements of satire. Dialogue, incongruity, and parody are all displayed throughout the characters. A satirical rendition of the ongoing issues in our country is the underlying theme of this story and is shown through a parody. All in all, these elements help build and make this short story satirical but impactful. The first element of satire displayed in the story is through dialogue, when the street cleaners are introduced we can see how they use dialogue when referring to the birds in a way that portrays them as an indigenous …show more content…
Another time when parody was shown was when the cleaner says “in the old days when they came through, they would blackout the entire sky” (King #). This is the final piece of dialogue in the story referring to the large decrease in birds, now there seem to be fewer indigenous peoples in the cities. Mennippean satire is poking fun at a certain person or institution, while parody aids the author in pursuing this style. This message comes across more humorous while still displaying a large