KRESS: Oh, no thanks. Wait. Manny, mint upsets your stomach. It always has, and Dr. Bertie confirmed just last week you’ve got an intolerance. Don’t tell me you—
MANNY (stubbornly): No doctor’s going to tell me what kind of tea I can or can’t drink! No, sir. My body is my temple. And what I say… what I say…
KRESS: Goes?
Manny holds his hand over his mouth and nods miserably.
KRESS: Manny, you don’t even like mint. You know that, right?
Question
Use the passage to answer the question.
How does the playwright use satire to create an effect?
(1 point)
Responses
by exposing a deep personal flaw of a character
by exposing a deep personal flaw of a character
by sharing information the characters do not have with the audience
by sharing information the characters do not have with the audience
by having a character say something they do not mean
by having a character say something they do not mean
by giving the situation an unexpected outcome
by giving the situation an unexpected outcome
1 answer
The correct response is:
by exposing a deep personal flaw of a character
In this passage, Manny's stubbornness and refusal to adhere to medical advice, despite his obvious intolerance and discomfort, highlight a personal flaw. The satire lies in how he insists on drinking mint tea, which he doesn't even like, illustrating the absurdity of his defiance against rationality for the sake of his misguided belief in personal autonomy.
