Describe the writer and her intended audience. (For audience, keep in mind who may be sympathetic to her point of view.) What do you think may be part of the exigence of the rhetorical situation?
Note each incongruity (absurdity) and explain the humorous effect.
Find 2 examples of exaggeration or hyperbole and explain the effect.
Explain how the author uses parody of anthropological study to enhance her writing.
What seems to be the writer’s purpose? What folly is being satirized?