This quote is the crux of the episode in which Twain uses situational irony to criticize how twisted the mind of the common citizen was at the time. ... The town becomes angry over the separation of the family of slaves, while "The thing made a big stir in the town, too, and a good many came out flatfooted and said it was scandalous to separate the mother and the children that way- (183). ... The incident gives the feeling that the town would not have complained if the family had been sold intact, "ethically." ... Do they treat "em better "n we treat our niggers?" ... These q...

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This quote by pap shows how man is inhuman to other men. ... Eventually Huck cannot stand it anymore as shown by this quote, "I was all over welts"(24) he eventually runs away. ... It was so long ago." (120) They even seek blood for revenge for accidental killing, "But he didn't git much chance to enjoy his luck, for inside of a week our folks laid him out." (120) They are so paranoid of each other that they kill each other because they think the family is going after them, with no regard to human life. ... -and all good, salable stuff, too." (170-171) This quote shows that the King an...

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An example of verbal irony is given in this quote: "But Tom Sawyer he hunted me up and said he was going to start a band of robbers, and I might join if I would go back to the widow and be respectable." ... Do they treat "em better"n we treat our niggers?" ... This is shown in this quote: chapter 11"some think old Finn done it himself But before night they changed around and judged it was done by a runaway nigger named Jim." ... "The thing made a big stir in the town, too, and a good many come out flatfooted and said it was scandalous to separate the mother and the children that way." ...

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