One stylistic device that Mark Twain applies vastly in his novel Huckleberry Finn is the satire. It is significant to note that the satire is manifested in this novel in different ways by the varying characters’ deeds. For instance, it is satirical for Miss Watson to fetch niggers (slaves) and after praying she goes to bed (List, 1950). In this case, Miss Watson owns slaves as her property, a norm that is against the Christian faith, yet she tries to be a practice Christianity and while wanting to be a good person. Of course, if she has to be a good person and become a Christian, then she needs to cease from practicing slavery completely. One other instance of satire is the uneducated Pap complains angrily about a black man voting yet, the black man was educated than Pap (List, 1950). The use of satire in Twain’s novel is significant in the development of the plot because of the effectiveness with which the message is delivered to the audience. In this way, Twain provokes the reader’s thoughts by attacking the folly aspects common in the characters in the novel. The author is keen to convince the readers to change their opinion regarding different issues such as slavery and morality. …show more content…
Gifford, (1977) points out that it is one of the greatest novels in American literature. Similarly, Sanford Pinsker is keen on exploring the intensity with which Twain’s novel explores the problem of Freedom in the American society. While Gifford explores the anti-racism in Twain’s novel, Pinsker (2001) concentrates on the literacy through education in solving the problem of