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    Huck Finn Satire Essay The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is still one of the most controversial books in America due to the way Twain presents many topics in his novel. For example‚ probably the most discussed topic being the way Twain portrays racial issues in a pre-Civil War era in the South. Twain writes with truth when describing certain things such as the way people spoke at that time and even the actions people used when owning slaves. Many people still believe that Huck Finn’s

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    Don Quijote was a tall‚ skinny "wanna-be" who found himself morally obligated to involve himself in other people’s business for the sole purpose of acting as a proper knight errant would. Although he believes that his "battles" help solve situations (though the results is usually the opposite)‚ what it comes down to is that he wants to be famous‚ to be in love with his woman‚ to be accomplished‚ recognized‚ and adored. Therefore‚ Don Quijote’s motives are self-serving‚ and not "by-the-book" as

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    Amanda Brewer Mrs. Hartley AP Lang 16 February 2015 Never Forgotten You’re sleeping with your head against the plane’s window‚ your heart set on being home this time three hours from now. There are another one hundred and fifty people sitting around you doing the same thing. All of your worlds are so different‚ your thoughts are all jumbled and as far as you know your lives have no connection to each other whatsoever. The plane starts to shake and stirs you from your seat‚ knocking your headphones

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    Due to government budget cuts schools were told not to teach multiplication. “We have looked at cutting other things but this saved us the most money out of all we looked at.” chief of budgeting in Washington D.C. said. This is said to save over 7 billon dollars in the budget a year. Do you believe it? Some schools are complaining that we need to cut something else‚ but you see this saves the most money and what ever can save the most money the government is going to cut that. “Multiplication

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    instance of a satire that Twain uses to mock different aspects of the society that he doesn’t like. The novel has many adventures see through the eyes of‚ Huckleberry Finn‚ a disorderly young boy‚ and Jim‚ who is a runaway slave. In the novel‚ Twain utilizes Huck to satirize the god-fearing hypocrites‚ white people’s stereotypes‚ and credulity both to entertain the reader and to make the us conscious of  the social problems of that time period. One of the main victims of Twain’s satire is belief in

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    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ by the famous Mark Twain‚ is a great example of satire that uses humor to reflect Twain’s opinions. He makes things seem so stupid and idiotic so that the readers also side with him in the many lessons he is trying to prove‚ because it seems the logical way to think when he makes things so foolish. Not many people think about the comical side of Twain’s novel‚ and just focus on the lessons. But they never focus on how the lessons are expressed and in Huck Finn’s

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    of Huckleberry Finn” that civilization actually corrupts‚ and slavery racism are used as an example to prove that point. Huck Finn is a child who lived on the lowest rungs of society. He resisted any attempts to indoctrinate him with social values. It if for this reason that he is the perfect main character for this story. Due to the fact that Huck resists the norms of society he has no biases. An example of this would be that he knows society would dictate that Jim was Miss Watson’s property‚ but

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    Blazing Satire Blazing Saddles‚ a Mel Brooks film‚ is a perfect example of satire. The main object of the movie is to make fun of the western genre of films. Mel Brooks is notorious for his satires of many different films and film genres‚ and Blazing Saddles follows true to form as‚ in some opinions‚ one of the funniest films made. Many of the film’s ideas and problems are common in most westerns‚ although Mel Brooks has added a twist. In addition‚ the movie pokes fun at a more modern theme

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    A great man once said “You can’t debate satire. Either you get it or you don’t” (brainyquote.com). Satire has been popular in media and literature. It is seen in movies‚ politics‚ books‚ and newspapers. But what exactly is satire? While is does not have an solid‚ concrete definition‚ it can be defined as using irony‚ humor‚ exaggeration‚ or ridicule to expose someone’s stupidity and/or vices. Satire can effectively change people’s views by making them realize how incompetent they are. In The Adventures

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    certain boundaries. However‚ any abnormality outside of those boundaries is looked down upon. Human behavior is an issue that constantly emerges throughout all forms of literature. In the novel‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ Mark Twain uses satire to criticize human behavior to show how oblivious and naive society can be in making decisions. Through Tom’s ridiculous behavior‚ Twain conveys how media and literature have had a consequence on society becoming gullible. Tom behavior comes from

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