satire

This article represents so many comical satirical themes. It tells the story of an affluent and self-loving teenage boy who gets out of any consequences after getting into a drunk driving car accident. The family of four that he hit went into intensive care while he walked away unharmed. Not only were there no consequences to his illegal actions but the judge, lawyer, and his parents were behind him 100%, even after he threw a huge hissy fit about not seeing that what he did was wrong. This article has a great underlying theme of how teenagers dont see what is wrong with drinking and driving today. Kids think they are invinsible, especially those with a lot of money in thier bank accounts. They believe their parents can buy them out of any situation, no matter how terrible. 

The way this article is written is in support of the boy, for example as the boy exclaims "Don't you know who I am?" and summoned the strength to refuse a field sobriety test. The article claims he "summoned the strength" as if building up enough courage to defy legal precautions. It was also satirical how the article shows the judge was fully behind the teen. Judges these days are acting leniant with drinking and driving, as often as they say they wont.  "The fact that he was able to walk away from this crash with no injuries, zero remorse, and his skewed priorities in one piece is a miracle." says the judge. Zero remorse is not a miraculous thing to walk away with. 

The article has many realistic themes that represent satirical and ironic happenings of today. It is very funny how the boy is so non chalant about what had just happened and how it was 100% his fault. He does not feel sorry for the family in intensive care, as long as he gets away with no scratches and no consequences. All he cares about is getting his car fixed and texting his friends to tell them he is ok.