Twain’s main purpose in satirizing different aspects of American society is to open the eyes of the reader to the uncivilized ways embedded in the everyday lives of Southerners in their so called “civilization” after the Civil War. By applying situational irony and parody, Twain succeeds in poking fun at the South’s attempt at social reconstruction after they lost the “war between the states” in 1865. Overall, through his literary masterpiece, Twain aims to educate the reader on the outbreak of flaws endured within American civilization in the
Twain’s main purpose in satirizing different aspects of American society is to open the eyes of the reader to the uncivilized ways embedded in the everyday lives of Southerners in their so called “civilization” after the Civil War. By applying situational irony and parody, Twain succeeds in poking fun at the South’s attempt at social reconstruction after they lost the “war between the states” in 1865. Overall, through his literary masterpiece, Twain aims to educate the reader on the outbreak of flaws endured within American civilization in the