Mark Twain wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as a criticism and a protest against Southern society of the 19th century. ... In chapters seventeen though nineteen, Huck crosses paths with a seemingly typical wealthy Southern family, but the reader is instantly aware that this is not a normal family. ... Mark Twain included these chapters in the novel to show the stupidity and violence of life in the Southern United states. ... Within these chapters, Huck has virtually no effect on the proceedings, he is merely an observer, leading the reader to believe that the reason Twain wrote thes...

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