Twain claims that satire, “ involves the mocking of human behavior and social interaction to form a point.” In other words, satire mocks how someone behaves socially to prove an idea. Twain mocks advice that adults give youth along with the idea of it in his piece “Advice to Youth.” The advice that Twain gives are words that are typically said to youth but explained it in a creative way. For example, one piece of advice he gives to youth is, “Be respectful to your superiors,- if a person offends you, do not resort to extreme measures; simply watch your chance and hit him with a brink.” Growing up youth constantly hear is to always respect parents and strangers, but what do you when they don’t respect you? What is an acceptable act an extreme