Resumo de The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn, Literary Analysis

??Ransomed? What?s that?? ?... it means that we
keep them till they?re dead?? (10). This dialogue reflects Twain?s
witty personality. Mark Twain, a great American novelist, exploits his
humor, realism, and satire in his unique writing style in The
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Mark Twain, born in 1835, wrote
numerous books throughout his lifetime. Many of his books include
humor; they also contain deep cynicism and satire on society. Mark
Twain, the author of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, exemplifies
his aspects of writing humor, realism, and satire throughout the
characters and situations in his great American novel.
Mark Twain applies humor in the various episodes throughout the
book to keep the reader laughing and make the story interesting. The
first humorous episode occurs when Huck Finn astonishes Jim with
stories of kings. Jim had only heard of King Solomon, whom he considers
a fool for wanting to chop a baby in half and adds, ??Yit dey say
Sollermun de wises? Man dat ever live?. I doan? take no stock in dat??
(75). Next, the author introduces the Grangerfords as Huck goes ashore
and unexpectedly encounters this family. Huck learns about a feud
occurring between the two biggest families in town: the Grangerfords
and the Sheperdsons. When Huck asks Buck about the feud, Buck replies,
??... a feud is this way: A man has a quarrel with another man, and
kills him; then that other man?s brother kills him; then the other
brothers, on both sides, goes for one another; then the cousins chip in
? and by and by everybody?s killed off, and there ain?t no more feud??
(105). A duel breaks out one day between the families and Huck leaves
town, heading for the river where he rejoins Jim, and they continue
down the Mississippi. Another humorous episode appears n the novel on
the Phelps plantation. Huck learns that the king has sold Jim to the
Phelps family, relatives of Tom Sawyer. The Phelps family mistakes Huck
for Tom Sawyer. When Tom meets with Aunt Sally, he ?... over
and Aunt Sally on the mouth? (219) This comes as a surprises
to her and Tom explains that he ? it? (219)
Later, Huck runs into Tom on the way into town and the two make up
another story about their identities. The two then devise a plan to
rescue Jim. They use Jim as a prisoner and make him go through jail
escaping clichés. While going through these rituals he replies ??I
never knowed b? fo? ?twas so much bother and trouble to be a prisoner??
(252). In the end, though, Tom reveals that Jim owns himself. Twain
uses humor as a way to add realism to multiple situations.
Mark Twain employs several examples of realism in the way he
wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Twain explores the
gullibility of society when the duke and king go to the camp meeting
and collect money from the poor, unsuspecting, church-going people. The
king makes up a story about his profession as a pirate who lost his
crew at sea, to which the people respond saying, ??Take up a collection
for him, take up a collection!?? (128). Twain uses deceit, lying, and
hypocrisy throughout the novel, which appear in various chapters. Twain
also reveals examples of realism through the dialect the characters use
in the novel. In his book, Twain utilizes the real dialect used at the
time, which further demonstrates the realist qualities which he
possesses. Throughout the book, Twain includes many different dialects
including ?the Missouri Negro dialect; the extremest form of the
backwoods Southwestern dialect; the ordinary ?Pike County? dialect, and
four modified varieties of the last? (2). Other examples of realism
occur throughout the setting. The story takes place in St. Petersburg
and on the Mississippi, near Twain?s place of birth. In particular,
Mark Twain makes use of the episodes of realism as a way to satirize
society.
Satire, another element in Twains writing, occurs many times
throughout his novel as well. A convincing example of satire occurs in
the first chapter when Huck says, ?y and by they fetched the niggers
in and had prayers, and then everybody was off to bed? (5). This pokes
fun at the fact that Miss Watson tries to become a better Christian and
a better person but still owns slaves and considers them property.
Another satisfactory example of satire occurs when Pap becomes outraged
at the thought of a black man having the opportunity to vote. However,
the black man actually has more education than Pap (27). Twain uses the
Boggs-Sherburn event to include more satire. When Boggs enters the
story he says he has come to murder Colonel Sherburn. Sherburn then
proceeds to shoot Boggs and the townspeople plan to lynch him. Sherburn
laughs in their faces and says to them, ??you are ? cowards?? (142).
Finally the crowd breaks up and moves on (142). Huck reflects on this
incident and says ?... the pitifulest thing out is a mob? (142).
Another prime example of satire occurs when Huck goes to the Phelps
plantation and sees the two frauds, the king and the duke, tarred and
feathered. He points out that ?uman beings can be awful cruel to one
another? (222). Mark Twain includes numerous examples of satire
throughout the novel.
Through the use of humor, realism, and satire, Twain illustrates
these aspects of his writing style. His style portrays the flaws in
society and how pre-Civil War people treat each other. Mark Twain, one
of the great American novelists of the nineteenth century, uses his
books to teach others about life in the 1840s.

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