Can anyone give me examples of irony and satire in huckleberry finn pleaseeee?
Huck Finn is loaded with both. There are large-scale ironies in that Huck considers himself uncivilized, and yet is more humane and decenet than most of the “civilized” people he encounters. The little girl who writes death poems is not meant to be taken seriously– although Huck is impressed, Twain is making fun of her. Huck’s belief that he will go to hell for aiding Jim is also satirical. Watch details as well– note, for instance, the description of the Grangerford’s books, which are really classy but untouched and unread. And don’t make the mistake of imagining the Grangerfords and Sheperdsons as hillbilly feuders– these are well-bred refined middle-class civilized folks who precede to slaughter each other. Time after time, most particularly in his approach to slavery, Twain shows that so-called civilized people are base, violent and generally nasty. That’s your irony and satire.
