The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn - Book Report/Review Example

Mark Twain exploits realism as well as humor and satire in his novel “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” The claim is evidenced by how Twain uses humor in many episodes in the book not only to make the reader laugh but also to make the story interesting. For instance, he astonished Jim with stories of kings since he only knew of one king, King Solomon, who he considered foolish for wanting to chop an innocent child into two halves. In support of this claim, he asserts “Yit dey say Sollermun de wises’ mandate live’.

I do’ take no stock in dat” (Twain 80). Twain’s claim that Huck pretended as Tom to assist Jim to escape and the way he interacted with Tom’s relatives also leaves the reader laughing. For instance, he claims that Huck was treated as Tom by Sally, Tom’s aunt; “he reached over and kissed Aunt Sally right on the mouth, and then settled back again in his chair comfortable” (Twain 230). Twain also employs diverse examples of realism in his novel. For example, he expounds on the gullibility of many societies through duke and king who collects money from the poor as well as innocent church-goers.

The king lied by claiming that he was a pirate who had lost his crew to the water making people raise some money for him by saying “take up a collection for him, take up a collection!” (Twain 135). Satire is another element that Twain has used in his writing. A good example of satire occurs when Huck asserts “By and by they fetched the niggers in and had prayers, and then everybody was off to bed” (Twain 3).