Satire in Mark Twain´s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The use of Satire in the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn In his novel the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, published in 1884, Mark Twain uses satire frequently as a medium to display his feelings on a range of issues related to society at that time. Throughout the book he ridicules many aspects of society, including the prevalent views on slaves and religion, and their social structure. Even though the novel was set fifty years before it was published, the themes still held true for contemporary society. This led to the novel being criticised widely as a result of it condemning the very society it was presented to.

Animal Farm, a well-known novel by George Orwell uses satire to mock communism. Another popular work that uses this approach is Huck finn. Throughout the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Twain uses satire to mock the church. Instances of his satire include the letter and the church service he attends.

In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck is not educated, but through his adventures he proves himself to be more quick-witted by outsmarting the educated people throughout the novel. Huck was not raised in what you would consider a “proper home” and as a result of that he has a lack of education. Huck’s pap was the town drunk and for a short period of time, in paps absence, Huck was taken in by Widow Douglas as an attempt to civilize him. The Widow put Huck into school and shortly after his admission he was forced to leave school due to the returning of pap. Pap did not treat Huck in anyway like a father figure would treat his son, “I was all over welts.” (Twain 24) pap beat on Huck and locked him up whenever he went out just so that

Devices like mockery, irony, parody, and sarcasm make the use of satire effective . Satirists typically use these devices when hoping to expose, or even humiliate an individual or a society. Writers also use satire when creating social change as well as preventing it. Well known satirists include Mark Twain, Jonathan swift, and many other extarident authors. Every satirists uses different methods or devices to get their point across and effectively at that . Satirists use many different methods and devices like mockery, mock-heroic, and others to use satire effectively and gain an audience's attention.

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.

'So you've been gone a couple days,' Alison said. 'Hmm, what'd you miss...A celebrity did drugs. Politicians disagreed. A different celebrity wore a bikini that revealed a bodily imperfection. A team won a sporting event, but another team lost.' I smiled. 'You can't go disappearing on everybody like this, Hazel. You miss too much.'" ~John Green. John Green is criticizing how Americans only care about irrelevant events going on in the world. Americans would choose to hear the latest celebrity gossip, over an event that affected the world. John Green is comparable to Mark Twain, whom also is a big critic of American society. Mark Twain used humor to make fun of family feuds, hypocrisy among religion, and the gullibility of people to fall for a prank. In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain used satire to his advantage and humiliated many aspects of American society.

In the novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain satirizes and points out common human weaknesses. Within the content, readers are shown the flaws in most all characters including the unreliable narrator, Huckleberry Finn. Some of the most obvious human weaknesses satirized by Twain are ignorance, racism, and self conflict. Twain’s intention of satirizing is to point out common and ironic flaws within their society, considering the time period.

The novel Huckleberry Finn written by Mark Twain is a story set before the civil war where slavery was prevalent. Huck, a boy who doesn't like living between the confines of civilization, prefers to have his feet in the mud rather than being educated and follow societal rules. Huck is living with Miss Watson, a widowed slave owner, who is trying to civilize Huck. One day Huck's father Pap, who is an abusive drunk takes Huck from Miss Watson because Huck has a fortune from discovering where bank robbers buried their gold. Huck fakes his death and escapes to Jackson's island where he attempts to live by himself.

Morally speaking, the slave Jim has the most well equipped “tool belt” of moral standards for the treatment of children and human beings in general. Over the course of the book, Jim and white society are juxtaposed, exposing the corruption of societal views and beliefs during this time period via satire. Along with society’s views, Huck also struggles with his perception of racism and slavery in the 1850s. Written in 1885, by Mark Twain, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has continued to be a pressing issue in both libraries and schools. Over the years, it has been accused of being racist over the use of “nigger”, due to over 200 instances of the word.

Mark Twain, in his novel Huckleberry Finn, satirizes the corrupt southern white society in the 1800’s and how they treated their slaves and property with such cruelty. Twain develops satire in the novel by incorporating multiple satirical strategies and rhetorical devices such as irony, Burlesque, and emotional appeal to showcase the error and criticize southern ideals. The author’s purpose is to mock the southern United States in order to expose the behavior and racism towards African American’s compared during that time period. Twain begins with incorporating irony and emotional appeal when Huck Finn is conversing with Aunt Sally in her house.

The Adventure Of Huckleberry Finn, a book recognized to be one of the most remarkable pieces of literature in American History, has been highly accused of being offensive among some critics. Andrew Levy, for example, stated that this book portrays “profound satire” and “racism” in standardized education. He believed that because of these issues, Huckleberry Finn is not an appropriate book for children. However, I believe, that neither the use of satire nor the racist comments has any negative influence on children, and that The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn is an ideal novel for use in the classroom.

For many years, people have been looking back at the wrongdoings of life in the 1800s, including the racism that Americans have followed up on for the African Americans. In a quote by Martin Luther King Jr., he states that people shouldn't be judged by their race, but in fact, by their actions. "I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word" (Brainyquote). However, people still endure the same treatment these days, but of course not like how people were ridiculed in the 1800s. Similarly, people can also endure the same treatment for how they act. In the novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain, uses the literary device of satire in order to ridicule the ignorance of Americans in the late 1800s. Twain uses irony during the mishaps of Jim throughout the story to comment the clear fact that people at the time judged others by their race and not by their actions.

Twain was a trailblazer for American Literature in his time period. He showed the dark times of slavery in a new light. He didn’t hold anything back he showed America what was really going on and what was wrong with it. Twain used different versions of dialect throughout his novels. He actually states in the beginning of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that all his characters are purposefully talking differently. Twain also uses humor or also known as satire in his novels. Twain will make fun of little things in the book by making it seem very over the top and extraordinary. He gave America their literal identity by showing the rest of the world that you don’t need to follow any rule for writing you just follow your ideas.

Twain fashions Jim as an admirable character who readers can relate to, which is a clear indication that Twain did not conform to racist standards of his time. Throughout the novel, Jim displays high moral character and gratitude toward Huckleberry through speech and actions. He sees Huck as “de on’y white gentleman dat ever kep’ his promise” (Twain 74) to him. He credits Huck for providing him with freedom. Also, Jim gives such a heartfelt, emotional speech to Huck about how he regrets hitting his

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, was an American Novelist. Mark Twain was widely known for his books, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventure of Tom Sawyer, but many didn’t know for being America’s best humorist. Twain always finds a way to embrace his sense of humor on many touching subjects like death. He often joked about how dreadful the world would be if we were to continue to live forever. He gives us a new perspective on death through his quote. “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.” Death is Inevitable, something beyond our control, but yet Twain embraces the concept of death with is wry sense of humor. If you are to be fully engaged