Question

Goines uses satire in his narrative because _____.

Answer 1

The correct answer is the following: Goines uses satire in his narrative because he wants the reader to think critically about the war. "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie" is an essay written by David Lance Goines that was published in "The Free Speech Movement" in 1993. The essay describes the author's personal strategy to avoid the draft during the Vietnam War.

Goines uses satire in his narrative because he wants the reader to think critically about the war. By using humor and sarcasm in telling a story, that otherwise would be dramatic, he gets to make the reader to think by themselves about how wars affect humans in such a negative way, and how most times those wars are not needed.

Answer 2

He wants the reader to think critically about the war.