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Satire used in Huck Finn

Satire used in Huck Finn. SATIRE Definition. Satire, or as I would say “the art of sarcasm”. An example oef modern day satire. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNBP18nrRdw&list=TLBKmjICAbOCdOevYGBEyHEcnbUaJlcbEN. Mark Twain funny guy?. Twain puts this in the first few pages of Huck Finn.

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Satire used in Huck Finn

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  1. Satire used in Huck Finn

  2. SATIRE Definition Satire, or as I would say “the art of sarcasm”

  3. An example oef modern day satire http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNBP18nrRdw&list=TLBKmjICAbOCdOevYGBEyHEcnbUaJlcbEN

  4. Mark Twain funny guy? Twain puts this in the first few pages of Huck Finn. “PERSONS attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot.” This act of sarcasm just shows Mark Twains comedic humor.

  5. Twain on Slavery These are just some quotes to help explain Mark Twain’s view of slavery "The skin of every human being contains a slave." "I reckon I had better black my face, for in these Eastern states, n***s are considerably better than white people."

  6. Hucks apology • “It was fifteen minutes before I could work myself up to go and humble myself to a nigger; but I done it, and I warn't ever sorry for it afterwards, neither. I didn't do him no more mean tricks, and I wouldn't done that one if I'd a knowed it would make him feel that way.” (15.49

  7. Natural life • http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/huckfinn/themes.html

  8. Huck going to Hell? • Hucks goes against natural life, and what he thinks it “right” by freeing Jim • Twain uses satire to show how backwards society is. Society has taught Huck that doing the wrong thing in this instance is the wrong thing. Huck tells himself, that doing the right thing will ultimately have him end up in hell.

  9. Here is a chart of the major religion popularity in the U.S.

  10. My favorite use of satire is on page 58. "When we was ready to shove off we was a quarter of a mile below the island, and it was pretty broad day; so I made Jim lay down in the canoe and cover up with a quilt, because if he set up people could tell he was a nigger a good ways off." –

  11. Religion • http://www.twainquotes.com/Religion.html • Here are some quotes of Twains view on religion

  12. Good Christian woman? Miss Watson is considered a good Christian woman in the story. Its ironic that even though she was considered one, she was still a slave holder. That is how all of society thought though. How can you consider yourself godly, but own another person?

  13. Its okay to be in a murderous band of robbers, but to gather on a sunday,? No that’s forbidden, sundays are suppose to be sacred and holy.? “Ben Rogers said he couldn't get out much, only Sundays, and so he wanted to begin next Sunday; but all the boys said it would be wicked to do it on Sunday, and that settled the thing.” (2.38)

  14. Twain uses huck to say that religion should be based on day to day basis, not about old dead people who are irrelivant “After supper she got out her book and learned me about Moses and the Bulrushers, and I was in a sweat to find out all about him; but by and by she let it out that Moses had been dead a considerable long time; so then I didn't care no more about him, because I don't take no stock in dead people.” (1.4)

  15. SATIRE AT ITS FINEST! “Miss Watson she took me in the closet and prayed, but nothing come of it. She told me to pray every day, and whatever I asked for I would get it. But it warn't so. I tried it. Once I got a fish-line, but no hooks. It warn't any good to me without hooks. I tried for the hooks three or four times, but somehow I couldn't make it work. By and by, one day, I asked Miss Watson to try for me, but she said I was a fool. She never told me why, and I couldn't make it out no way”. (3.1)

  16. lies • Lying is no thing at all for the characters in Huck Finn .There are many instances in the story, where they may stretch the truth for say, check it out • http://www.shmoop.com/huckleberry-finn/lies-deceit-quotes.html

  17. “I couldn’t see no advantage in going where she was goin” Now huck has no knowledge of heaven or hell. He basis his decision on his feelings toward Miss Watson. OR

  18. Brotherly Love? . • . “The men took their guns along, so did Buck, and kept them between their knees or stood them handy against the wall. The Shepherdsons done the same. It was pretty ornery preaching -- all about brotherly love, and such-like tiresomeness; but everybody said it was a good sermon, and they all talked it over going home, and had such a powerful lot to say about faith and good works and free grace and preforeordestination, and I don't know what all, that it did seem to me to be one of the roughest Sundays I had run across yet."

  19. Hypocrite “Because Mary Jane 'll be in mourning from this out; and first you know the nigger that does up the rooms will get an order to box these duds up and put 'em away; and do you reckon a nigger can run across money and not borrow some of it?" (26.97)

  20. MLA • Company editiion of 1885. Charles Webster .1885. Flagerlive.com. 8 December 2013 • http://flaglerlive.com/18776/huckleberry-finn-text-chapter-4 • Editorial Team. "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Religion Quotes Page 2." Shmoop.com. Shmoop University, Inc., 11 Nov. 2008. Web. 8 Dec. • http://www.shmoop.com/huckleberry-finn/religion-quotes.html • Shmoop Editorial Team. "The Duke and The King in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Shmoop.com. Shmoop University, Inc., 11 Nov. 2008. Web. 8 Dec. 2013. • Huck and Jim on the raft. 13 April 2006. wikimedia commons. 8 December 2013 • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Huck_and_jim_on_raft.jpg#filehistory http://www.shmoop.com/huckleberry-finn/the-duke-the-king.html

  21. MLA • 12 of the biggest lies ive heard people tell. 24 June 2013. Ron Edmonson. 8 December 2013 • http://www.ronedmondson.com/2013/06/12-of-the-biggest-lies-ive-heard-people-tell.html • The Adventures of Huckelberry Finn. 1885. Mark Twain. 8 December 2013 • Shmoop Editorial Team. "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Lies and Deceit Quotes Page 1." Shmoop.com. Shmoop University, Inc., 11 Nov. 2008. Web. 9 Dec. 2013 • http://www.shmoop.com/huckleberry-finn/lies-deceit-quotes.html • Sparknotes editorial team. “The Adventures of Huckelberry Finn themes and motives • “a Biography” by mark twain • World pie chart of poplar religions 27 May 2012. Vatican's social media internet page. 8 December 2013 • http://va.mow.fm/album/466/photo/4386

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