SATIRE USED IN
HUCK FINN
SATIRE DEFINITION
Satire, or as I would say “the art of sarcasm”
AN EXAMPLE OEF MODERN DAY SATIRE
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MARK TWAIN FUNNY GUY?
Twain puts this in the first few pages of Huck Finn.
“PERSONS attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be
prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be
banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot.”
This act of sarcasm just shows Mark Twains comedic humor.
Twain on Slavery
"The skin of every
human being contains
a slave."
These are just some quotes to help explain Mark Twain’s view of
slavery
"I reckon I had better black my
face, for in these Eastern states,
n***s are considerably better than
white people."
HUCKS APOLOGY
“It was fifteen minutes
before I could work myself
up to go and humble myself
to a nigger; but I done it,
and I warn't ever sorry for it
afterwards, neither. I didn't
do him no more mean
tricks, and I wouldn't done
that one if I'd a knowed it
would make him feel that
way.” (15.49
NATURAL LIFE
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/huckfinn/themes.html
HUCK GOING TO HELL?
Hucks goes against natural life, and what he thinks it “right” by
freeing Jim
Twain uses satire to show how backwards society is. Society has
taught Huck that doing the wrong thing in this instance is the
wrong thing. Huck tells himself, that doing the right thing will
ultimately have him end up in hell.
HERE IS A CHART OF THE MAJOR RELIGION POPULARITY IN THE U.S.
My favorite use of satire is on page
58.
"When we was ready to shove off we
was a quarter of a mile below the
island, and it was pretty broad day; so
I made Jim lay down in the canoe and
cover up with a quilt, because if he
set up people could tell he was a
nigger a good ways off." –
RELIGION
http://www.twainquotes.com/Religion.html
Here are some quotes of Twains view on religion
GOOD CHRISTIAN WOMAN?
Miss Watson is considered a good Christian woman in
the story. Its ironic that even though she was considered
one, she was still a slave holder.
That is how all of society thought though. How can you
consider yourself godly, but own another person?
“Ben Rogers said he couldn't
get out much, only Sundays,
and so he wanted to begin
next Sunday; but all the boys
said it would be wicked to do
it on Sunday, and that settled
the thing.” (2.38)
Its okay to be in a murderous band of robbers, but to gather on a sunday,? No that’s
forbidden, sundays are suppose to be sacred and holy.?
Twain uses huck to say that religion should be based on day to day basis, not about
old dead people who are irrelivant
“After supper she got out her book and
learned me about Moses and the
Bulrushers, and I was in a sweat to find
out all about him; but by and by she let it
out that Moses had been dead a
considerable long time; so then I didn't
care no more about him, because I don't
take no stock in dead people.” (1.4)
SATIRE AT ITS FINEST!
“Miss Watson she took me in the closet and
prayed, but nothing come of it. She told me to
pray every day, and whatever I asked for I would
get it. But it warn't so. I tried it. Once I got a fishline, but no hooks. It warn't any good to me
without hooks. I tried for the hooks three or four
times, but somehow I couldn't make it work. By
and by, one day, I asked Miss Watson to try for
me, but she said I was a fool. She never told me
why, and I couldn't make it out no way”. (3.1)
LIES
Lying is no thing at all for the characters in Huck Finn
.There are many instances in the story, where they
may stretch the truth for say, check it out
http://www.shmoop.com/huckleberry-finn/lies-deceitquotes.html
“I couldn’t see no
advantage in
going where she
was goin”
Now huck has no knowledge of
heaven or hell. He basis his
decision on his feelings toward
Miss Watson.
OR
Brotherly Love?
. “The men took their guns along, so did Buck, and kept them
between their knees or stood them handy against the wall.
The Shepherdsons done the same. It was pretty ornery
preaching -- all about brotherly love, and such-like
tiresomeness; but everybody said it was a good sermon,
and they all talked it over going home, and had such a
powerful lot to say about faith and good works and free
grace and preforeordestination, and I don't know what all,
that it did seem to me to be one of the roughest Sundays I
had run across yet."
.
HYPOCRITE
“Because Mary Jane 'll be in mourning from
this out; and first you know the nigger that
does up the rooms will get an order to box
these duds up and put 'em away; and do you
reckon a nigger can run across money and
not borrow some of it?" (26.97)
MLA
Company editiion of 1885. Charles Webster .1885. Flagerlive.com. 8 December 2013
http://flaglerlive.com/18776/huckleberry-finn-text-chapter-4
Editorial Team. "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Religion Quotes Page 2."
Shmoop.com. Shmoop University, Inc., 11 Nov. 2008. Web. 8 Dec.
http://www.shmoop.com/huckleberry-finn/religion-quotes.html
Shmoop Editorial Team. "The Duke and The King in Adventures of Huckleberry
Finn." Shmoop.com. Shmoop University, Inc., 11 Nov. 2008. Web. 8 Dec. 2013.
http://www.shmoop.com/huckleberryfinn/the-duke-the-king.html
Huck and Jim on the raft. 13 April 2006. wikimedia commons. 8 December 2013
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Huck_and_jim_on_raft.jpg#filehistory
MLA
12 of the biggest lies ive heard people tell. 24 June 2013. Ron Edmonson. 8 December 2013
http://www.ronedmondson.com/2013/06/12-of-the-biggest-lies-ive-heard-people-tell.html
The Adventures of Huckelberry Finn. 1885. Mark Twain. 8 December 2013
Shmoop Editorial Team. "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Lies and Deceit Quotes Page 1."
Shmoop.com. Shmoop University, Inc., 11 Nov. 2008. Web. 9 Dec. 2013
http://www.shmoop.com/huckleberry-finn/lies-deceit-quotes.html
Sparknotes editorial team. “The Adventures of Huckelberry Finn themes and motives
“a Biography” by mark twain
World pie chart of poplar religions 27 May 2012. Vatican's social media internet page. 8
December 2013
http://va.mow.fm/album/466/photo/4386