Wednesday, April 8, 2015

I need help with the beginning notice in "Huck Finn".At the beginning of the novel Huck Finn there is the Notice by the Mark Twain stating that no...

I would add that Twain is a master of satire, and the notice is a very satirical way of the author warning the reader not to look for motives or morals, when in fact, by posting a notice he is actually bringing the reader's attention to those things. It is an ironic statement, that the book is not meant to be taken seriously when in fact it is a very serious statement. The reference to the character's dialect is a nod to those who might read the book and feel that it is badly written because of the poor English. In fact, Huck Finn was banned in some places when it was first published because some people believed that it had inproper English and it would be a bad influence on people.

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