A satire is a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn. Satiric works can be seen in Aesop's animal fables and in Greek drama such as Aristophanies. It wasn't formally introduced as an aspect of writing until Roman poetry, though. Satires vary in severity from a simple verse to Orwell's classic assault on Communism, Animal Farm. In "Action Will Be Taken", Heinrich Boll puts forth a mild mockery of the work force.
"Action Will Be Taken" centers on the unusual work experience of a so- called "worker". In the beginning of the short story, the narrator, who is the main character, expresses the fact that he is "inclined more to pensiveness (serious thought) and inactivity than to work". He is forced to work, though, when financial difficulties arise. On one of these occasions he applies to Wunsiedel's factory. The application includes a breakfast and several questions that focused on
death. I see the author depicting three types of modern day industrial workers; those who are simply lazy (the narrator), those who have been constantly occupied their entire lives with what they have done or will do; and, those who make an attempt to create the impression that they are actually doing something. In all three cases the workers aren't doing anything in their current position.
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