It can be debated how much harm the novel does, but there are people who go to great lengths to see it taken off library shelves, and out of classrooms. ... "I didn't care no more about him (Moses); because I don't take no stock in dead people." is what Huck thought about learning about Moses. ... He had been taught all his life that not telling about a runaway slave was a sin, and sinning meant he would go to Hell. ... In the long run he decides "All right, then, I"ll go to Hell!" ... He spelled the words like how they were spoken down south in 1835. ...

• Word Count: 905
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The satire is visible when the Widow Douglas tells Huck about Moses. It is obvious that Huck does not care to know when Huck states, "Here she was a-bothering about moses, which was no kin to her, and no use to anybody, being gone, you see..." ... Twain goes on to satirize human nature through the town's reaction to the Royal Nonesuch with the King and the Duke. ... At this point Twain exaggerates the distance people will go so that they will not be the only ones fooled. ... Through his use of satire Twain turned and adventure down a river into an exploration of the problems society, espe...

• Word Count: 944
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The satire is visible when the Widow Douglas tells Huck about Moses. It is obvious that Huck does not care to know when Huck states, "Here she was a-bothering about moses, which was no kin to her, and no use to anybody, being gone, you see..." ... Twain goes on to satirize human nature through the town's reaction to the Royal Nonesuch with the King and the Duke. ... At this point Twain exaggerates the distance people will go so that they will not be the only ones fooled. ... Through his use of satire Twain turned and adventure down a river into an exploration of the problems society, espe...

• Word Count: 944
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School