The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn represents the novel in which “all modern American literature comes from” as stated by the renowned Ernest Hemingway. Its author, Mark Twain, uses the experiences that the protagonists, Huckleberry Finn and Jim, encounter to criticize the Southern way of life. Pap, who is Huck’s father, is utilized by the author to symbolize the typical Southern man. In the excerpt of the novel “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” Mark Twain uses satire to highlight the inherent flaws within Pap’s monologue, which reflects as criticism to the Southern way of life that is filled with racism and indoctrination.
Pap’s rant reflects the hypocrisy of the Southern society at the time, “They said he could vote, when he was at home. Well, that lets me out. Thinks I, what is the country a-coming to? It was 'lection day, and I was just about to go and vote myself if I warn't too drunk to get there; but when they told me there was a State in this country where they'd let that nigger vote, I drawed out. I says I'll never vote agin” (Twain 20). Twain uses a tone of indignation created by diction when he includes phrases such as “what is the country a-coming to” and “never vote again” to highlight the entrenchment of slavery within that culture and the effects of slavery in …show more content…
And they call that govment! That ain't all, nuther” (Twain 20). Twain uses irony to show Pap’s hypocrisy, who argues that the government wants to take Huck away just when he can work and disregards the troubles that went into raising Huck. In this example, Twain criticizes the South’s selective regard for the law, where lynching and tar/feathering is an acceptable form of justice, but the government providing for the welfare of a minor is
Pap’s rant reflects the hypocrisy of the Southern society at the time, “They said he could vote, when he was at home. Well, that lets me out. Thinks I, what is the country a-coming to? It was 'lection day, and I was just about to go and vote myself if I warn't too drunk to get there; but when they told me there was a State in this country where they'd let that nigger vote, I drawed out. I says I'll never vote agin” (Twain 20). Twain uses a tone of indignation created by diction when he includes phrases such as “what is the country a-coming to” and “never vote again” to highlight the entrenchment of slavery within that culture and the effects of slavery in …show more content…
And they call that govment! That ain't all, nuther” (Twain 20). Twain uses irony to show Pap’s hypocrisy, who argues that the government wants to take Huck away just when he can work and disregards the troubles that went into raising Huck. In this example, Twain criticizes the South’s selective regard for the law, where lynching and tar/feathering is an acceptable form of justice, but the government providing for the welfare of a minor is