ifies ▁a ▁mixed , ▁often ▁dis continu ous ▁way ▁of ▁writing ▁that ▁draw s ▁upon ▁distinct , ▁multiple ▁trad itions . ▁It ▁is ▁normally ▁highly ▁intellectual ▁and ▁typically ▁emb od ies ▁an ▁idea , ▁an ▁ide ology ▁or ▁a ▁mind - set ▁in ▁the ▁figure ▁of ▁a ▁gro tes que , ▁even ▁dis g ust ing , ▁com ic ▁character . ▁ ▁The ▁power ▁of ▁very ▁physical ▁images ▁to ▁s ati ri ze , ▁or ▁otherwise ▁comment ▁upon , ▁ideas ▁lies ▁at ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁Men i ppe an ▁sat ire . ▁▁ ▁F ry e ' s ▁definition ▁ ▁Crit ic ▁North rop ▁F ry e ▁said ▁that ▁Men i ppe an ▁sat ire ▁moves ▁rapidly ▁between ▁styles ▁and ▁points ▁of ▁view . ▁Such ▁sat ires ▁deal ▁less ▁with ▁human ▁characters ▁than ▁with ▁the ▁single - mind ed ▁mental ▁att itudes , ▁or ▁" hum ours ", ▁that ▁they ▁represent : ▁the ▁ped ant , ▁the ▁b rag gart , ▁the ▁big ot , ▁the ▁miser , ▁the ▁qu ack , ▁the ▁sed uc er , ▁etc . ▁F ry e ▁observed , ▁ ▁He ▁illustrated ▁this ▁distinction ▁by ▁pos iting ▁S quire ▁Western ▁( from ▁Tom ▁Jones ) ▁as ▁a ▁character ▁root ed ▁in ▁novel istic ▁real ism , ▁but ▁the ▁tut ors ▁Th w ack um ▁and ▁Square ▁as ▁figures ▁of ▁Men i ppe an ▁sat ire . ▁▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁▁ ▁Sat ire ▁Mé ni pp ée ▁( 1 5 9 4 ) ▁– ▁a ▁sat ir ical ▁work