Post A #6

Vocab

1. Squalid: Foul and repulsive, as from lack of care or cleanliness; neglected and filthy. Adjective (page140).
2. Debased: To reduce in quality or value; adulterate: They debased the value of the dollar. Or to lower in rank, dignity, or significance. Verb (page 143).

Figurative Language

1. Irony: "The Supreme Court hates America" (135). This is an example of irony because, to an extent, the Supreme Court IS America, and thus America hates itself....very ironic.
2. Metaphor: "Hollywood is liberal propaganda" (145). This is a metaphor because it compares Hollywood to liberal propaganda using the word "is".
3. Simile: It was like the Bill of Rights, only for movies, and instead of saying what you could do, it said what you couldn't" (135). This is an example of a simile because it compares the Production Code to the Bill of Rights using the word "like".
   

Quote

1. "I knew a lot of yard guys were illegal immigrants--Blue Collar Banditos stealing manual labor jobs away from Americans who had moved onto something less strenuous. So I let them do the lawn, then asked to see their green cards. They didn't have any, so I went inside and called INS. When Los Federales rolled up, I shouted from the window, 'Enjoy mowing Mexico!' It was an ugly scene. Turns out, they didn't have green cards because they were all Americans. In fact, African-Americans. I explained that I don't see Race. On that subject, I am very enlightened--and equally endarkened. Eventually, everything was smoothed over with some sizeable tips to the landscapers, and to the cops" (149). I thought this quote was just hilarious, but it is also quite significant. It shows how Stephen Colbert "sees no race", and how he views illegal immigrants.

Theme

1. The theme for this chapter will have to be Hollywood and how it has changed for the worse because of the Supreme Court...