Satire In a Nut Shell

Satire is sharp wit, irony or sarcasm used to highlight, expose or ridicule human, social or political weakness or stupidness. The satire aims to change the situation, educate and entertain through humour. this ploy allows someone to express himself in a way that would normally be construed as libellous, it is used in plays, cartoons and comic strips and caricatures in cartoons are often the vehicles for satire. Basically think of people like zapiro, they portray a character like Zuma in a humours way, but if you think about it he portrays a really serious message.