In the famous book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Twain the author of this book is a master at using what is called satire in this novel. Satire can be many things, but according to the dictionary satire is explained as, “the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues” (“Satire Definition & Meaning”). This novel starts with a young boy who runs away from a terrible, drunk, and abusive father. His adventure is following the Mississippi River. He embarks on his journey and soon finds Jim a runaway slave. Huck was happy to see Jim, and from that, they went on his journey together. They had many stops, and bumps along the way, but through it all, it taught Huck some very valuable lessons. …show more content…
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, there are so many funny parts that the characters did, mostly because he is talking about boys. But it wouldn't be as funny and silly without Twain's satire. The two boys Huck and Jim were made very different and both being the dumb boys they are they set off adventuring, but along with them, they encounter some very strange and wild people, as well as dumb people. Twain represents romanticism and realism in his story and he then uses satire to portray the whole idea behind that. “Sure, there are times in Huck Finn when we feel like Jim is the butt of a joke. But that puts him in good company. Twain uses satire to show the folly, stupidity, greed, and villainy of almost all of humanity” (Machera). Without Twain's satire, human stupidity would still take place because humans can always be stupid and dumb at times. And Huck and Jim are only kids, so they will eventually do dumb things, but the little bit of humor, irony, exaggeration, and ridicule, known as satire, turns everything around, and it is a much better book to