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One purpose of satire is to

Aprepare readers for an important event.
Bteach readers something about society.
Cstand in or represent a more abstract concept.
Dshow the characters' issues are of no consequence.

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damselle

Satire is meant to draw attention to issues about society (usually in a humorous or witty way), so I would choose B

michell96

The correct answer is B. Teach readers something about society.

Explanation:

Satire is mainly a genre of literature or literary technique that consist on ridiculizing vices and other negative aspects found in society or individuals and in this way shame society, organizations or individuals to indicate a need of improvement. Due to this, besides entertaining, satire aims at doing constructive criticism on specific negative aspects of society. This implies one of the purposes of satire is to teach readers something about the society by ridiculizing negative aspects of it.

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