Identify an instance of satire in "The £1,000,000 Bank-Note" that hasn't yet been discussed in this lesson and explain its meani

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Andrew [12]

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Identify an instance of satire in "The £1,000,000 Bank-Note" that hasn't yet been discussed in this lesson and explain its meani

ng in the text.

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Nikitich [7] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-05T06:21:37+03:00

One line from the story is "Englishmen always eat dinner before they go out to dinner, because they know the risks they are running."
Twain explained that Englishmen are used to attend formal dinner because they know that there is a possibility that the dinner will be cut off because of picking to who should take precedence at the dinner table.

damaskus [11] · Answer 2 · 2022-02-05T08:05:47+03:00

Here is one of several examples of satire you could have chosen from the story: The narrator says "Englishmen always eat dinner before they go out to dinner, because they know the risks they are running." Twain informs the reader that Englishmen are used to having dinner before attending a formal dinner, because they know it might be called off over the matter of who should take precedence at the dinner table. Twain is satirizing the petty egos of upper-class British society of the time.