The answer to this question is hidden within the question
itself. How so? Well, first we need to be aware of what
satire is. What is satire? Satire is when an author pokes fun of (almost
mockingly) the element of a government that the author deems a flaw, failure,
or weakness. It doesn’t necessarily need
to be humorous because humor is subjective, and so for every 10 people who find
something funny, there are 10 other people who find the same thing not
funny. As such, satire is best determined
to be scorn. That said, because we know
satire is scorn for the government, the question is almost self answering in
that satire exists within “Top of the Food Chain” because of how he scorns the
government.
1. What does the gate symbolize in the novel?
D. It symbolizes openings into new worlds. - a gate represents new beginnings
2. In the novel, which object of nature serves as a metaphor for Janie?
I'm not sure about this one, but I'd pick B. the pear tree, because it represents <span>Janie’s idealized views of nature.</span>
Yes, his sermon was highly effective because contemporary readers can feel the fear and sting of Edwards’ threats
