Question

Read the excerpt from "The Storyteller."

Answer 1

In "The Storyteller" he satirizes society's values when it comes to raising and educating children. He uses the constant questions posed by Cyril to contribute to the satire of the story and to allude to the theme of questioning authority.

Answer 2

Answer:

The characterization of the children creates satire because They are pleased to learn that the prince chooses pigs over flowers.

Explanation:

The question is not complete since it does not provide complete information. Here is the complete question:

Read the excerpt from "The Storyteller."

"Why weren't there any flowers?"

"Because the pigs had eaten them all," said the bachelor promptly. "The gardeners had told the Prince that you couldn't have pigs and flowers, so he decided to have pigs and no flowers."

There was a murmur of approval at the excellence of the Prince's decision; so many people would have decided the other way.

How does the characterization of the children create satire?

A) They are curious about what is in the garden.

B) They are pleased to learn that the prince chooses pigs over flowers.

C) They interrupt the bachelor just as much as they interrupt their aunt.

D) They sometimes interrupt because they like the story they are being told.

"The Storyteller" satirizes many human characteristics, this excerpt shows how people agree with the prince in his selection of pigs over flower, when in real life most people would never do that, besides it seems normal to children to make this choice the characterization of children is not the one of a regular kid it is the opposite.