Mark Twain had bigger things in mind when he wrote the humorous story of Huckleberry Finn . Twain uses satire in the racial debate, alcohol abuse, and that "hive-mind" of society. Mark Twain was a genius at satire, and he used it to in a humorous way.
Mark Twain was against slavery, and this issue was a large reason why he wrote this novel; to combat it. One of the points he coneys is that society did not empathize black people. When Aunt Sally asked, "Is anybody hurt?" and to which replied Huck, "non mom, just killed a nigger." This showed that people viewed this race of people as nothing less than animals. When people would ask Huck about Jim, he said "he is the only property I have." This pointed out that black people were property. Ironically,
Mark Twain was against slavery, and this issue was a large reason why he wrote this novel; to combat it. One of the points he coneys is that society did not empathize black people. When Aunt Sally asked, "Is anybody hurt?" and to which replied Huck, "non mom, just killed a nigger." This showed that people viewed this race of people as nothing less than animals. When people would ask Huck about Jim, he said "he is the only property I have." This pointed out that black people were property. Ironically,