Huckleberry Finn Literary Analysis

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3-4 Literary Devices (and the effect on the novel): Symbolism Twain incorporates numerous symbols throughout the novel in order to allow for its meaning to be taken into consideration within the context of the novel. The river and the shore are the two symbols that Twain consistently refers back to in order to convey the ideologies of freedom and corruption that underlie their meanings. The shore represents civilization and all of the problematic people who live in it which is why Jim and Huck try so hard to get as far as possible form there. The river represents freedom which is why Jim and Huck spend most of their time there in order to escape the evils that the shore has to offer. For Jim, freedom is more concrete with the river…show more content…
He satirizes human nature through the townspeople’s reaction to the Royal Nonesuch, and he also incorporates hyperboles in order to exaggerate the lengths that people are willing to go to in order to not appear more gullible than others which provides a commentary on the social behavior of people and how human nature is backed by these ideologies of man. He also satirizes American literature because, during this time period, numerous writers plagiarized European culture in order to appear and declare themselves as a part of Europe’s high class society. Through the inclusion of Huck Finn, Twain uses his personality along with elements of satire in order to convey that he has absolutely no desire to be a part of high society, but wants a new class of American writing to form. . Twain presents Hamlet’s soliloquy in order to illustrate that the townspeople and the “royal men”, know of Shakespeare. They have the ability to recognize a few lines but they still remain to be ignorant of high society and their…show more content…
Twain presents Hamlet’s soliloquy in order to illustrate that the townspeople and the “royal men”, know of Shakespeare. They have the ability to recognize a few lines but they still remain to be ignorant of high society and their ways. The comedic elements come in play when the Duke begins mixing several allusions together and it becomes immediately obvious that these men are frauds. The allusions to slavery and aspects of Antebellum society are there in order to allow for more serious ideas to make their way in the novel so they are not forgotten or ignored. Twain includes allusions in order to provoke a more thought provoking response and analytical thought when it comes to the deep subjects that he brings
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