Fraudulent people were common during the time period of the novel, and they are still around today. Huck and Jim happen to come across some people on their way down the river, that are not who they say they are. "Then …show more content…
Satire was used throughout the novel, and Mark Twain made fun of American society during this time period. He used this style of writing to explain things that were happening in real life, mostly in the South. The satire that Mark Twain used helped to make an impact on the readers, and make them more aware of how society actually was. The theme of the novel is to show man the evil that is in society and within himself as well. The purpose of Twain 's satire can relate to the theme, and is a huge aspect of the novel. Twain made fun of several aspects of society and social institutions during this time period to be effective in explaining how society was, and what everything was like in the mid 19th