Some Characters and Ideas in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Main Characters:
Huck
Jim
From St.Petersburg:
Widow Douglas
Miss Watson
Aunt Polly and the Sawyers
Tom Sawyer and the boys
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Judge Thatcher
From The River:
Shepherdsons:
Grangerfords:
King:
Duke:
Mary Jane Wilkes
Aunt Sally and Uncle Silas
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Satire is the use of humor to criticize human behavior to make a point. Twain makes fun of the
following human behaviors. Which characters or situations are used to satirize the following
behaviors? For each human behavior, list a character (or characters) and explain how the
character’s actions help prove Twain’s point. You may use characters not listed on this sheet.
Greed:
Religion:
Rationalization:
Cowardice:
Monarchy and Royalty:
Citizenship and Government:
Polite, Civilized Society:
Racism: