As stated by Hodgart, “there are many ways of looking at life, and satire’s one of them. To respond to the world with a mixture of laughter and indignation is perhaps not the noblest way...but it is the way of satire” (12). Professor and Journalist Jim R. Kittle argues that the intent behind satire is to poke fun at the absurd actions of people in order to encourage changes. He states that the “satirist” believes in the inherent virtue of the reader and is under the impression that with a bit of a verbal nudge, positive change is possible and even likely (2). LeBoeuf further expands on this idea by describing it as a “powerful art form” that, in addition to other previously mentioned goals, aims to entertain as well as discuss absurdities in human actions