Satire In The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn

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The book Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is written by Mark Twain. This book’s tone is satire. Mark is an intense moralist. He addresses the social issue of slavery in his book by writing about the time of slavery. Huckleberry Finn is the main character of Mark’s book Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. He is a twelve year old boy who is the narrator of the book Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Huck is only twelve years old which is interesting because twelve year olds have different ideas of humor than adults. He is a wealthy little boy since he has six thousand apiece. The money is held by Judge Thatcher for Huck. He can ask to take out some money whenever he wants though. Huck is taken in by Douglas as a son. He is considered not civilized because

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