Response Essay to Charles Gordon’s When Irony Becomes Cynicism

Understanding modern culture can be very difficult. There are so many parts and variables that make up modern culture, and on top of that, these parts are always changing. In that sense, identifying and analyzing a specific trait in modern culture can be extremely challenging. Pinpointing a trait that is so frequently overused it is often taken for granted. Then being able to explain it so well that people will be able to understand and …

…clever writing techniques and being sensitive to his wide audience, Gordon is able to create an essay that many different types of readers can understand and identify with. Gordon’s argument is made clear right from the beginning. His attempt to attack the problem of the overuse of irony is a modest one. By including himself in the problem, he not only gains the trust of his readers, but also provides a very convincing argument.