The dialect that Mark Twain used in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" mocks the poor education and incompetence of the South in the late 1800's. As the narrator of the novel, Huck Finn, fits the exemplary part of a young and naive boy. He does not comprehend the immensity of the world but, rather the small portion that he sees.

As Huck takes the reader through each episode of the book, he does not perceive any kind of humor in the word devices he uses. He takes them quite seriously and is portrayed as a naive character to the reader. Mr. Twain has purposely given the readers reason to believe he is mocking the characters in the book with this audacious

Huck Finn says out of the ordinary things that most people would not have the slightest idea about. At the beginning of chapter one, the Widow Douglas tells him of Moses and the

Bulrushers. He is eager to hear all about the stories of Moses until he finds out that Moses has been dead a "considerable long time." Huck tells the reader that he "don't take no stock in dead people." To him, there is no lesson in these stories unless the person is alive and is related to someone.

Jim, the runaway slave displays a naive humor laced with superstition. This gives Huck a reason to believe in Jim's example. They live a life of superstition and present ideas throughout the happenings of the novel. For example, when Huck comes upon a snake skin and picks it up to show to Jim. This was a bad idea because Jim becomes very worried and tells Huck there is going to be bad luck coming their way. Trouble did come, not just because of superstitious beliefs but, rather that Huck acts before he thinks. He comes across a rattle snake and kills it, thinking it would be fun to play a trick on Jim. This fo

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