The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 4
In the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the author, Mark Twain, displays a very continuous use of irony throughout the book. The reader during this adventurous novel enhances the use of irony. The reader is drawn closer to the book and get excited by the creativeness that Twain uses his irony. Although there have been many ironic events through the book, the first major event containing irony would have to be the devastating feud between the Grangerfords and the Shephardsons. This horrifying battle between the two families is very ironic because these families are killing each other for no reason what so ever. Huck say, "Did you want to kill him?" "What did he do to you?" and then Huck replies, "Him he never did nothin to me." Huck questions, "Well, then, what did ya kill him for?" And the young lad answers, "Why nothin, only its on accout of the fued." This scene is showing that they are killing each other for unknown reasons. Buck killed a Shephardson just because and that is the only reason. He was brought up thinking to kill the Shephardson was the right thing to do. Later in the novel it is asked, "Well, who done the shooting? Was it a Grangerford or a Shephardson?" Buck replies, "Laws, how do I know?
It was so long ago." The reader is sadden by this moment that is shown through irony. This feud is one of the most ironic events in the book but Twain uses irony for other occasions, too. The second circumstanc that stands out in my mind for being so ironic would be when Sophia Grangerford marries her enemy, Harney Shephardson. "Well, den Miss Sophia's run off to ded she ded. She run off in de night some time. Nobodydon't know jus' when run off to dat Harney Shephardson." Why would someone go off and marry a perso that they have been taught to hate for years? The reader can clearly understand this moment because of such creative irony protested through this event. The reader feels compassion to the young girl as he knows the families will have more conflicts. This is a devastating occasion in the novel, because the war rage on, and has been shown to the reader by irony. Another sad ironic moment is seen in the novel when Huck gets mad at Jim for saying he is trying to get his family back. Jim says if he cannot get them back then he will jus have to steal dem. Huck takes offense to this and says you best' not steal dem, they belong to someone else. Huck is supposed to be Jim's best fr
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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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