Theme Of Satire In Huckleberry Finn

In the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, there are many forms of satire that are used. One form of satire that I realized was a constant show up, was fraud. Fraud means wrongful or criminal deception intended to help someone's needs.m In the novel Judge Thatcher had supposedly given money to Pap on Hucks mothers behalf. The novel stated, “I hain't got no money, it's a lie. Judge Thatcher's got it. You git it. I want it. I hain't got no money, I tell you. You ask Judge Thatcher; he'll tell you the same." (5.19-5.24) this quote states that Judge Thatcher is committing fraud because he is telling Everyone that he did indeed give the money to Pap. When in reality he never did give him the money. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , reminds me of the movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. In the movie, Snow White is being tricked into eating a poison apple. Snow Whites step mother pretends to be a fragile old woman just so she can get Snow White to eat the apple. "What did you say your name was, honey?" "M—Mary Williams. “ “Honey, I thought you said it was Sarah when you first come in?" "Oh, yes'm, I did. Sarah Mary Williams. Sarah's my first name. Some calls me Sarah, some calls me Mary." (11.30, 11.31, 11.33, 11.34) In this section of the novel, Huck, is trying to get information about what has been going around the town. While trying to get the information, he forgets what his fake name has come out to be. Huck is being a fraud because he is telling the woman something that is not true in order to
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