Now, what does this word "satire" have to do with anything? ... However, each of these "odd" inhabitants, teach Gulliver a lesson that he will learn to understand at the end of the story. ... This is another tough, but fundamental lesson that Gulliver learns on his journeys (Todd; Novels for Students; Vol. 6). ... The lesson about life that Gulliver is taught here is to live life to the fullest and to help other people out instead of trying to always help yourself (Moore; A Casebook on Gulliver among the Houyhnhnms; pgs. 95-107). ... And even though these experiences only changed a ficti...

• Word Count: 1551
• Approx Pages: 6
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• Grade Level: High School

Morality is also an issue that Huck has to deal with in the novel. ... Naturalist, like realists, depicted things true to life, however, unlike realists, naturalists had a scientific view on life. ... There are no supernatural forces that save Huck at the end of the novel, all the events that occur could really happen in real life. ... Throughout the novel, Huck's view on religion, slavery, and social acceptance come to odds with society's view of morality. ... Jim teaches Huck many lessons throughout the novel; the most important being that friendship can cross the color barrier. ...

• Word Count: 1565
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• Grade Level: High School

But Twain does show how he mocks religion in his novel. ... The novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a lesson, and it teaches its reader not only about freedom and religion, but mostly about race and racism. ... In a summary of Blanche's life, she was somewhat wealthy and then after the death of her husband, the loss of Belle Reve, and her leave of absence from her high school teaching job, she now has no money or way of making money, which is why she is living with her sister Stella. ... This turned Happys life around, and he ended up failing math, not going to college, and not...

• Word Count: 2060
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• Grade Level: High School

Twain speaks, through Huck, declaring religion, at least as it was taught, to be irrelevant to the average person's life. ... This leads into mob mentality, which Twain also profoundly satirizes throughout the novel. ... He took advantage of the passiveness of people and got away with a significant amount of their money. ... Twain brilliantly intertwines satire in his novel. The lessons in The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn will be remembered forever....

• Word Count: 636
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Unlike regionalists, naturalists had a scientific view on life while continuing to depict life truthfully. ... There is no use of supernatural forces saving Huck at the end of the novel; only life-like events occur. ... In many areas of the novel, Huck's view on religion, slavery, and social acceptance came to odds with society's view of morality. ... At the start of the novel, Huck had no aversion to slavery and he wrestled with helping Jim escape to freedom throughout the story. ... On many occasions in the novel, Jim teaches Huck many lessons, with the most important being that fr...

• Word Count: 2013
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School