"Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain as a satire of American culture.
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 04:54:42
Category: / Social Sciences / Sociology
Length: 3 pages (773 words)
Category: / Social Sciences / Sociology
Length: 3 pages (773 words)
Twain's Complete American Satire
Huckleberry Finn is a complex novel chock full of hidden messages. In fewer than 300 pages, Twain is able to address many controversial issues, including slavery, religion, racism, truth, and most importantly society as a whole. Twain's satire is a multi-pronged attack on American culture, most specifically the South, and is dominated by his attack on the people and their customs. He portrays the poor, lower class citizens as witty, resourceful, and …
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…is now much less important in most people's lives, violence has decreased, and American culture has continued to idolize the average, blue-collar working-class American. Because of Twain's influence? Probably not. However, what this societal evolution does prove is that the exact points attacked in Huck, were in the fullness of time proven to be entirely accurate and legitimate. A man clearly ahead of his time, Twain's prophetic ideals turned out to be right after all.
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