Question

Writers use satire to ridicule follies or foolish ideas commonly held in a society. what does thurber ridicule in his satire? what point does he make regarding the expectations of reading different types of literature?

Answer 1

It might be said that Thurber uses satire to portray fun things about society. His stories seem to feature morals or lessons. They tacked topics such as the battle of sexes, stereotypes flipped for genders. Thurber stated that he liked to write about "the anxieties of the average individual in a modern society"