50.9k views
23 votes
In what ways can the story The Celebrated Jumping Frog be considered a satire?

User Umar Hayat
by
5.1k points

1 Answer

5 votes

Answer:

The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County is a satire that makes fun of the character Simon, who has a problem with gambling. One way of sharing this is how he tells this in the passage, “heck, if he sees two bird perched on a fence, he'll bet which bird will fly away first.”

Step-by-step explanation:

User Jamie Folsom
by
4.9k points