In this course, the main lesson I learned was how something serious and current could be portrayed as funny. I noticed it in each section we went through throughout the month. In the essay, I analyzed Plato’s Apology and Demitri Martin’s Socrates’ Publicist. I analyzed Dr. Strangelove and Zombieland for the next section. I used South Park as my example for the third, and finished up with I Love Lucy and The Cosby Show. Each of these works proved to solidify my argument that The Onion should be further examined due to its use of mockery and satire on serious events and issues. It is the perfect work to tie in a lesson that has been apparent in each section we have analyzed.
