Satire In Huck Finn

The story of Huckleberry Finn is one that most people automatically think of when they think of American Literature. Most people only associate Huck Finn with racism, but it delves into a lot more issues than that-- including friendship, war religion, and freedom. Twain was very much a progressive for his time and portrayed that in his writing. He spreads a very anti-racist messages throughout the novel. He also jam-packed each chapter with several laugh-out-loud moments. One thing that I always think of when I think of Huck Finn is satire. Many a english teacher has used Huck Finn to teach satire to their students. The book gives a great satirical depiction of small US southern cities in the late nineteenth century. Twain also wrote another