Gibson's Satire

William Gibson uses satire in All Tomorrow's Parties. According to Professor Ogden's lecture, satire is defined as the emendation of vices, strategic placement of characteristic features in an artistic setting to reveal their dangers or absurdities. I like novels with satire because they do not force ideals or beliefs on the reader. Instead they allow the reader to see the extremes of certain cases and decide for themselves what they believe in. It is an informative type of writing that allows you to form your own opinions, opinions that you can more strongly stand behind.