How Does Twain Use Satire In The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn

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In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, there are many aspects to consider for analysis. Among them are characterization, style, and criticism. Mark Twain and his story really nail these aspects. In this essay, I will explain how characters develop, how Twain uses a technique called Satire, and even how people have criticized the writing of the book. How can a book that explains so much about a certain view on society be criticized?

As the characterization comes up in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, immediately we notice how Huck is a developed character. We can call developed characters, dynamic characters. These are the ones who change throughout the story through interactions with other characters or by undergoing certain
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Satire is the use of irony, sarcasm, and exaggeration. Through this, Twain reveals his own opinions of society. One thing that Twain satirizes in the book is religion. In the book, Huck is used to expose society when he is told by Widow Douglas to pray. When Huck goes and prays, he takes the Widow’s advice literally and prays for fish hooks and line. This shows the foolishness of society because there are so many people who take religion the completely wrong way. Huck is used to model how people can be by praying to God just to ask for things. Twain believes that this is a foolish part of society so using satirization he can get his opinion out and get the right thing into people. He is a strong believer in “religious” people not actually using religion for the right reason. That’s why he satirizes the foolishness of people in the story. Another thing that Twain satirizes in the story is racism. Even to this day, people are racist. It’s a little mind blowing to see how Twain does it in the book. He satirizes racism in the book by using the narrator, Huck, to refer to African-Americans as “niggers”. There are countless uses of this word in the story, and the whole time we don’t realize the reason behind it. Twain does this to show us how easy it is for people to be racist. Mindlessly, people all over the world are racist to black people. Twain thinks society is …show more content…
They banned it because the hero of the book, Huck Finn, steals and lies in order to get to where he gets to and how he wants to live his life. I disagree with the “immoral” label that this library put on this book. Something that they have to realize is that not every person is perfect as a boy. Yes he lied and stole but these people are not getting the reasoning of the story. Huck is a boy who wants to find his way to live. He wants to get away from everyone else and their set way of life. It doesn’t matter how he got to where he got to. I truly feel that the only thing that matters is that where he is. Huck grew so much throughout the book. He didn’t just grow like everyone else though, he grew the way he wanted to. He grew without the way the rest of society grew. Twain used huck to show his own way of life. That’s where the meaning of this story comes from. It’s not about lying and cheating yourself through life, it’s about finding your life. That’s what nobody realizes, and what Twain is trying to get out. In the story, Huck even realizes that it’s bad to lie. He wants Mary Jane and her family to have their money. This is how Huck has grown as a person. The library that banned this book wasn’t able to realize that Huck grew up. And with growing up, he grew to himself and his own thoughts as well. This is exactly why I disagree with the