How does the author use satire in this excerpt?
a. the author is criticizing media
b. the author is criticizing the idea of isolationism.
c. the author is mocking society's overuse of technology.
d. the author is mocking man's inability to freely express himself

Well first of satire uses exaggerated humor to show a double standard or vices. The author used satire in the passage by making fun of the man not being able to think for himself freely even though they have technology. So I think the answer is actually D) The author is mocking man's inability to freely express himself.

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boccaccio employs the voice of his narrator dioneo to represent his ideas on the tension between masculinity and femininity.  while dioneo excites the members of the brigata and recognizes women for their unique skills and independent ideas, he concludes the decameron with a story reminiscent of the society from which these young aristocrats escaped, revealing misogynistic overtones.  dioneo boccaccio is able to explore the gender disparity which is inherent in 14th century florentine society.

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