David Lee
AP English
Ms.Pierce
9 December 2016
Effectiveness of satire
In the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain uses satire to criticize the norms in society like racism, religion and the human civilization to motivate readers to change their views. The main purpose for the use of satire is not only to to ease tension during a relevantly strict topic or to be humourous, but to criticize social norms and give constructive criticisms that motivate people to change their lifestyles. By utilizing satirical devices to expose the needs of society while maintaining a humorous storyline for the readers to enjoy, Twain successfully uses satire to motivate readers to change their views on specific topics like racism, religion and the human civilization. In the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Source A), Twain satirizes many different aspects of the world such as family feuds, racism, and the human nature. Even though his father had slaves when he was a child, he opposed …show more content…
He focuses on human faults and traits that other animals don't have such as greed, cruelty and jealousy. In one of his experiments, he places diverse animals in one cage and diverse people in another cage. Even though people might’ve thought that humans would be more civilized, they were proven wrong. The animals lived together peacefully while the socially diverse people ended up killing each other in the end. Twain effectively uses satire in this example to point out the human flaws and disproves Darwin’s theory of the descent of man and to provoke thoughts about our actions as humans. Twain uses satire effectively because the first time we take a took, it seems harsh that he is stating that humans are worse than animals; but upon further examination, we realize that Twain is right and that we are all these things and makes us wonder how we can change our
AP English
Ms.Pierce
9 December 2016
Effectiveness of satire
In the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain uses satire to criticize the norms in society like racism, religion and the human civilization to motivate readers to change their views. The main purpose for the use of satire is not only to to ease tension during a relevantly strict topic or to be humourous, but to criticize social norms and give constructive criticisms that motivate people to change their lifestyles. By utilizing satirical devices to expose the needs of society while maintaining a humorous storyline for the readers to enjoy, Twain successfully uses satire to motivate readers to change their views on specific topics like racism, religion and the human civilization. In the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Source A), Twain satirizes many different aspects of the world such as family feuds, racism, and the human nature. Even though his father had slaves when he was a child, he opposed …show more content…
He focuses on human faults and traits that other animals don't have such as greed, cruelty and jealousy. In one of his experiments, he places diverse animals in one cage and diverse people in another cage. Even though people might’ve thought that humans would be more civilized, they were proven wrong. The animals lived together peacefully while the socially diverse people ended up killing each other in the end. Twain effectively uses satire in this example to point out the human flaws and disproves Darwin’s theory of the descent of man and to provoke thoughts about our actions as humans. Twain uses satire effectively because the first time we take a took, it seems harsh that he is stating that humans are worse than animals; but upon further examination, we realize that Twain is right and that we are all these things and makes us wonder how we can change our