In the 1800’s George Irving used satire to mock the Puritans, poke fun at the white establishment, and criticize marriage. Satire is a word used to mock human mistake or failure.
“A mighty rich man of that name, who made a vulgar display of wealth, which it was whispered he had acquired by buccaneering” (pg. 22). The quote Irving used to mock puritan preachers. Irving used the character Deacon Peabody as a preacher that only came to power only because he was a pirate. But that doesn’t seem right because a holy man, that’s a pirate goes against the religion. Only, because pirates are normally the evil of that era. Which makes fun of religion, but also points out a major flaw within it.
