However, Mark Twain uses his novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, to explore and poke fun of many problems facing American society. ... Twain may be specifically using the issue of slavery as his target, in this instance of satire. During the time period in which The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was written, religion was as much a part of civilization, as was an education. ... Twain uses a boy and a runaway slave in, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, to not only tell a story, but to express what he thinks are the problems of civilized society. ... Because of the brilliant way in whic...

• Word Count: 601
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Society During the period, that Mark Twain wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, authors wrote novels depicting the world as it really was. Through Huck Finn's many adventures, Twain told what it might have been like for a thirteen year old boy, who came from the lowest levels of white society, trying to discover just how and why society worked the way it did. ... In the beginning, Huck was starting to have so called "civilized" thoughts and simply accepted things such as slavery as a way of life. ... and decides to steal Jim out of slavery. ... Reading The Adventures of Huck...

• Word Count: 883
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Mark Twain uses his novel the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to exaggerate and make fun of the many problems facing American society. ... Some of the major views of society that Twain attacks are religion, slavery, and human nature itself. ... Since the boys do not know what the word ransom means they discover that they can not do that. ... Twain could have been hinting towards the way people feel about slavery in this instance of satire. Slavery was wrong but because it was accepted by everyone else in society, it was believed to be ok. ...

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

Mark Twain uses his novel the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to exaggerate and make fun of the many problems facing American society. ... Some of the major views of society that Twain attacks are religion, slavery, and human nature itself. ... Since the boys do not know what the word ransom means they discover that they can not do that. ... Twain could have been hinting towards the way people feel about slavery in this instance of satire. Slavery was wrong but because it was accepted by everyone else in society, it was believed to be ok. ...

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