What have we learned about how Rabelais used his society to bring about social change? How is this still relevant today?
We learned that Rabelais used his society to bring about social change by using satire. He used satire in Gargantua and Pantagruel to show corruption. He used low brow jokes. He mocked the rich by saying they ate and ate until they were full and invited other rich people to get full while there were people who didn't have food were starving. Also he showed that with jokes anyone can get can show how stupid things in society were.
This is still relevant in society today because things have not changed that much. Rich people eat a lot while the poor are starving. People still refer to Gargantua and Pantagruel as a satirical way to show corruption in the world. Low brow jokes are still being used. Also people can still understand how the people were full of themselves and didn't care about others.
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