Mark Twain's Use Of Satire In The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer

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In this essay, I will be explaining how Mark Twain utilizes satire in the novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. I will cover many examples of satire in this essay because I really have no other choice. Now without further ado let us get onto this essay I've been forced into doing. Let us first start off with the satire that happens in the church. The first occurrence here is when they are making fun of religion when they have to memorize the scripture instead of learning and studying it. The satire here is that there is no point of memorizing something that you haven't learned. The second occurrence is making fun of grown-ups, during the church sermon, Tom starts throwing the pinch book around his church. The is satire on grownups because