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English III, period 4
Miss Streza
January 28, 2014

In the novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, satire pokes fun at the foundations of society. Twain uses satire to diminish society in ways such as education and slavery.
Satire helps Twain create humor, irony and exaggeration throughout the novel. Education and slavery are used to help address Twains claim against society. When Twain describes slavery, he argues against the institution of slavery by humanizing Jim.
“I liked the nigger for that, I tell, gentlemen, a nigger like that is worth a thousand dollars- and kind treatment too.” (331)
The word ‘nigger’ was often used back then and was very offensive as it is still today.
Skin color should not be characterized into such a demeaning, awful word. “It was fifteen minutes before I could go up and humble myself to a nigger, but I done it.”(65)
Black people were made out to be awful people just because the color of their skin. Most black people were slaves because the color of their skin and it couldn’t be more rascist.
Skin color shouled not determine whether or not you are a slave. As the story progresses, Twain uses satire to attack the misconception that formal education is the only important aspect of childhood. “The Widow Douglas, she took me for a son, and allowed she would civilize me, but it was rough living in the house all the time.”(3)
Education is a very important aspect in a childs life.
The Widow Douglas is only trying to help Huck become the best he can be. “Your mother couldn’t read, and she couldn’t write before she died. None of the family could before they died.”(16)
Huck cares about his education.
He doesn’t want to be like the others who go their whole life without knowing how to read or write.
Education is a huge factor in anybody’s life. Throughout the whole Novel, Twain made his claim by utilizing satire to attack the pillars of society during the 1800’s. Although there were many foundations, education and slavery played a very important role in creating the novel.