Through these words Twain is depicting society's fascination for ceremony an somber things and how people are drawn into them. ... In this segment of the novel, Twain uses satire in the form of gullibility and pseudo-intellectualism. ... How two people cannot reach a mutual respect and resort to violence, which has always affected every society. ... Twain is again showing the satire of fascination for ceremony and somber things and people's curiosity by there being a public funeral people can come and watch one of the oldest human rituals of the pay of respects to the dead and buria...

• Word Count: 1273
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Collective consciousness can be seen as any form of knowledge or behavior that is accepted by a large number of people. ... During the abolition movement many people felt that slaves should be freed because of things written in the Bible, while many people (specifically in Southern society) used the Bible to justify slavery. ... A mob is a perfect example of collective consciousness because it represents a large amount of people suddenly overcome with a common destructive goal. ... Collective consciousness is shown to be pitiful, and truly gullible, as the duke and the king manipulate it. ....

• Word Count: 2294
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

From the very introduction of Huckleberry Finn in the Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Huck was known for his mastery of playing tricks on those gullible to his antics. ... Dat truck dah is TRASH; en trash is what people is dat puts dirt on de head er dey fren's en makes 'em ashamed." ... As a reader, you can noticeably see the number of lies Huck tells, even conning a few people. ...

• Word Count: 1388
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School