Analysis Of The Book ' The Slave And Huck Run Into Multiple Adventures '

Initially, religion is appealing to Huck when the Widow Douglas tries teaching him: "After supper she got out her book and learned me about Moses and the Bulrushers; and I was in a sweat to find out all about him" (220). Salvation seems possible to Huck, but he prefers to go to the "bad place" instead of spending eternity with Miss Watson (221); also, he abandons the concept of

Many authors use satire to discuss issues in society that they have opinions on. These authors express their opinions by mocking the issues in a subtle way in their writing. Throughout The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain satirizes many societal elements. Three of these issues include the institution of slavery, organized religion, and education.

According to Ernest Hemingway, "All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn." Along with Hemingway, many others believe that Huckleberry Finn is a great book, but few take the time to notice the abundant satire that Twain has interwoven throughout the novel. The most notable topic of his irony is society. Mark Twain uses humor and effective writing to make The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn a satire of the American upper-middle class society in the mid-nineteenth century.

The widow and her sister, Miss Watson, transform Huck from a homeless boy into a civilized young man. They introduce him into the civilized world and teach him about religion. He is sent to school, and taught manners. Miss Watson tells him about the “good place” and the “bad place”. His introduction to religion creates an internal struggle between right and wrong. Throughout the book, he constantly thinks of Miss

"I heard an owl, away off, who-whooing about somebody that was dead, and a whippo-will and a dog crying about somebody that was going to die; and the wind was trying to whisper something to me, and I couldn't make out what it was" (Twain 13). Twain often ridicules American society in the early 1800's. He pokes fun at various subjects throughout the novel, such as human brutality, women's roles in society, and slavery within christianity. Satire plays a major role in Mark Twain's classic novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Molly Ivins once said, "Satire is traditionally the weapon of the powerless against the powerful". This quote explains how the use of satire, which is the use of humor or irony to point out or mock someone's stupidity, could be used as an insult to point out the obvious in any situation. The use of this figurative language technique is portrayed perfectly in Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The three most prominent examples would be the way African Americans are viewed in that time period, the situation when Huckleberry pretended to be a girl, and the way Huckleberry talks about Pap verse how he actually acts. Twain's use of satire is used perfectly in this novel; these are only three examples out of the millions in the story.

In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain criticizes a “sivilized” society, by depicting those who are considered “civilized” to be deceiving. Huckleberry Finn, also referred to as Huck, is the protagonist and the narrator of the story. He is influenced by many, but makes decisions that contradict societal norms. As the story develops, Twain employs dramatic, situational, and cosmic irony, as Huck overcomes difficult situations throughout his journey with Jim; a slave.

Mark Twain’s novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has caused controversy over whether it should be taught in schools due to the racist content of the novel. These racist aspects of the novel are not meant to be racist but in fact the opposite, they are used by twain to convey messages about the time period in which the novel was written. Samuel Clemens or his pen name Mark Twain was born and grew up in Hannibal, Missouri which is where his novel takes place. Most of Twain’s works are works of satire, mostly criticizing Society. Satire is using humor to criticize or expose problems within the area that is being satirized.

It is hard to fathom how such a serious lesson can be taught by using satire. Somehow Mark Twain accomplishes this through his novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The main characters in the novel are a runaway boy named Huckleberry Finn and a runaway slave named Jim. In the story, Huckleberry Finn is mostly referred to as “Huck.” The story is about Huck, a boy who fakes his own death and runs away from home because of an abusive father. To escape his father, he floats down the Mississippi River. Shortly after starting his voyage, he picks up Jim, the runaway slave. The two experience many trials throughout their journey. As Huck slowly distinguishes between right and wrong, he is faced

Throughout The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain there are a lot of uses of satire. Satire is "the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc" (Dictionary.com). With this literary device Twain brought a whole new level to the story. The book was published in 1885 when realism was becoming more popular in literature. Three specific times satire is used in Huckleberry Finn are when there is the on-going fight between the Shepherdson's and the Grangerford's , when they meet the King and the Duke, and how Jim and Huck are going south in order for Jim to escape slavery.

Mark Twain was an avid user of satire. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a prime example of his humor and mockery. He used sentimentality and gullibility as well as needless bloodshed to intrigue and influence his audience. Twain satirized modern situations such as religious dogma and the average man or society in general. The audience has the ability to connect the different themes of satire within their own lives, even today, because of the timeless humor. The audience can also interpret the novel in many ways and choose whether or not to listen to Twain. Satire brings about the morals and lessons in Twain’s writing and allows the audience to be influenced by the literature.

The reason Twain uses satire in The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn, is to create casual dialogue ironically. Rather than emphasizing how people see white privilege at the time, Twain uses it as a way to underscore the terrific truth about the South: it was a place where slaveholders did not consider the death of a black person worth their notice, and where a "nigger" was not a human being. For example, in chapter fourteen, Huck exemplified “Well, if ever I struck anything like it, I’m a nigger. It was enough to make a body ashamed of a human race.” (Twain, 123) By using satire, the author was intended to prove that black people should have the equivalent right as the superior white people. And there should be no discrimination, no misunderstanding and no racism. These undertones were hidden in between words in a setting of an adventure story. By choosing to write in such a form, Twain noticed that it would be less literate for children to confirm the underline

Illustrated in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain reveals Huck’s character as honest and transparent; Widow Douglas wants to civilize Huck because he has no manners and she wants to save his soul. Huck portrays to the audience that he is truthful and honest. In Widow Douglas view Huck should be respected by white society which means having to wear new clothes and having to come to supper when called. Huck tries to defy the norms of society by running away from it. As a result of leaving society Huck feels free (para. 2). Huck feels free from society because he feels like society was changing him into someone he is not (para. 2). Society to Huck is condoning slavery and racism. Huck acts “uncivilized” according to Ms. Watson because Huck can’t spell nor behave properly and she is concerned that he will not go to the good place (para. 6). Huck doesn’t want to go to the good place because its is full of white society. Ms. Watson’s interpretation of the good place reveals the ignorance of her society because she believes that in heaven would be a great place with people playing harps and singing all the time (para. 7). Huck doesn’t want to go to heaven because if his best friend wasn’t going he wasn’t going either and he wanted to be with him.

Mark Twain uses humor to show all that is wrong with society in many different ways. Humor is mostly shown through hypocrisy in “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” which is conveyed through the people in Huck’s life. Twain uses wit and humor to show what needs to be reformed in society.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (published in 1885), considered a classic of American-literature, and to some the zenith of American realism in literature and the apex of satirical writing in history, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has proven itself as a milestone in the history of literature and a turning point in American literature. The garnering of such acclaim, and accolades were due to The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn possibly being the most poignant and successful critique on society every put into writing. Twain does not waste any time with sophomoric cant in his meditation, but instead critiques the inherent cant present in society and the people entertaining this cant throughout that time; showing