The words satire and parody are both similar but they are different in to a certain extent. Parody mimics a subject directly to produce a comical effect. Satire, on the other hand, makes fun of a subject without a direct imitation. Satire looks at correcting flaws in society by criticizing them.

      According to the dictionary, Satire is the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc. It has become a literary genre that it has been used in film, theater, and fine arts. A contemporary example would be the shown in the show “The Simpsons, Deep Space Homer” when Homer becomes an astronaut and is in space looking out from the space shuttle capturing the beauty of the Earth right after that he jokes about how he smuggled potato chips and tries to open it even though other people warn him not to, which ends up making a mess. He then unbuckled himself and starts to get it ending up, this shows satire because in a way it was critique the American culture. Satire is a good literary device to use, hence its another unique way to show something in a different aspect.

      Parody is defined a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing from the dictionary. A contemporary example is from the series of “Twilight”, a producer decided to film a parody of it called “Vampire Sucks”. In the parody the scenes are similar to the original movie but the difference was that it wasn’t as serious and more comedy like. In Parody’s is comedy that copies and mocks someone’s  piece of work. Parody is a good literary device in literature although it basically  mockery of an original piece, it is a creative way to show literature a different way.